tussle
verb [ I ] uk/ˈtʌs.əl/ us/ˈtʌs.əl/
(DISAGREE)
（激烈地）争执，争辩
to have difficult disagreements or strong arguments
During his twelve years in Congress he has tussled with the chemical, drug and power companies on behalf of the ordinary person. 在国会任职的12年里，他代表普通人与化工、医药、电力公司进行了激烈的斗争。
The residents are still tussling over the ever-scarcer street parking. 居民们仍然在为争取日益紧缺的街头停车位而争吵。
(FIGHT)
扭打，揪扯
to fight with another person using your arms and body
The boys started to tussle in the playground. 男孩们开始在操场上扭打起来。
Phrasal verb
tussle with something 努力理解；尽力对付
to try hard to understand or deal with a difficult idea or problem
It's an idea that I've been tussling with for quite a while. 这个想法我已考虑了很久。
tussle
noun uk/ˈtʌs.əl/ us/ˈtʌs.əl/
(DISAGREEMENT)
[ C ]（激烈地）争执，争辩
a difficult disagreement or violent argument
a boardroom/bureaucratic/legal tussle 会议室里／官僚主义／法律上的争执
There followed a long tussle for custody of the children. 随后便发生了为孩子们的监护权而进行的长期争夺。
(FIGHT)
[ C usually singular ]扭打，揪扯
a fight with another person using your arms and body
You could see he had been in a tussle. 你能看出来他与人扭打过。