每日一词 190 come/ get to grips with

基础篇：to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation

进阶篇：这个词组的意思是认真考虑并着手处理。据其英英释义，知其一方面强调认识到某事、某问题的重要性，一方面强调开始着手高效解决问题。在口语、写作中均可以用到。

come/ get to grips with = realize= deal with 

1. 用这个词组来吐槽：

The executives have failed to come to grips with the real problem. 

政府的首要任务是处理好经济问题：

The government's first task is to get to grips with the economy.

《经济学人》用例：

1） Few firms have got to grips with the fact that harassment is often a symptom of bigger, subtler problems: unequal access to power and unaccountable cultures. 

2) For several years state-run banks have failed to get to grips with a $ 100 bn mountain of dud loans.

应用篇：

1） 翻译：政府需要处理好失业问题。

The government has to come to grips with the unemployment problem. 

2) 造句：很多学者都尝试解决这个问题。

Many scholars have attempted to get to grips with the issue.