プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
くるしむ【苦しむ】
❶〔肉体的に〕feel pain; suffer ((from))
歯痛に苦しんでいる
He is suffering from a toothache.
❷〔悩む〕
彼は息子の非行に苦しんでいた
He was distressed by his son's misconduct.
彼女は自分の将来のことで苦しんでいる
She is worried about her future.
彼は失敗したことでまだ苦しんでいる
He 「is still troubled by [still hasn't gotten over] his failure.
❸〔困る〕
彼の論点は理解に苦しむ
「I find it very difficult to see [I can't understand] his point.
❹〔骨折る〕exert oneself; try hard
この数学の問題を解くのに苦しんだ
I 「racked my brains over [had a hard time solving] this mathematical problem.