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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

struggle/fight to do something

Hello,
Could you tell me why "struggle" doesn't work in these sentences: "Thousands of people are fighting to beat cancer." and "Local campaigners are fighting to save the hospital from closure."? I was told that "struggle" wouldn't make any sense in it. I think that "struggle = to make an effort in order to do something."

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Struggle has the idea that you are not winning.

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  • Struggle has the idea that you are not winning.
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Struggle has the idea that you are not winning.
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Here's a suggestion and I hope I won't anger you. If I struggled with an enemy/opponent, I might eventually win. Yes, I will have to put great effort into it, but I might come out victorious. It is 50/50. Does it make sense
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Gene93Here's a suggestion and I hope I won't anger you. If I struggled with an enemy/opponent, I might eventually win.
Yes, that's true, but you will have to be at your very best, and try very very hard.
The idea with "struggle" is that you are at a disadvantage and will have a hard time winning.

"Fight" does not have the idea that you are the und
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Okay, fair enough, but aren't people struggling to beat cancer? Is it easily cured? I think that's one of the most horrible things that could happen to someone.
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Gene93but aren't people struggling to beat cancer?
The sickest people with cancer do struggle to survive.
But in general, we like to use a more optimistic verb and say they are fighting their disease, and that they will be cured.
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