The swimmer was striving against the current.是什么意思？

The swimmer was striving against the current.

游泳者正在和激浪搏斗.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

swimmer

n. 游泳者；

例句
These myriads of fish would be enough to keep any swimmer entranced for hours.
这些不同种类的鱼足以让任何一个游泳者数小时流连忘返。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

striving

v. 努力奋斗，力求( strive的现在分词 )；

例句
People who adore the thrill of the chase know that prizes, like diamonds, are worth striving for.
享受追求过程中的刺激的人们清楚，奖赏和钻石一样，是值得为之一搏的。

against

prep. 反对，对…不利，紧靠，以防；

例句
His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate.
就在有意无意间，他的手轻轻拂过她的手。

current

adj. 现在的，最近的，流行的，流传的；n. 趋势，电流，水流，涌流；

例句
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
企图阻止现任总统连任的失败尝试