Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.是什么意思？

Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.

海伦一直在压制心里的自杀念头。

Helen

n. 海伦（女子名，涵义：火把，光亮的）；

例句
Ben suffered a heart attack and Helen rushed to his assistance.
本心脏病犯了，海伦急忙赶过来帮忙。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

been

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的过去分词 ），在，存在，不受干扰，去过了，be的过去分词；

例句
Have you been able to have any kind of contact?...
你联系上了吗？

struggling

adj. 奋斗的，努力的，苦斗的；v. 搏斗( struggle的现在分词 )，奋斗，努力，争取；

例句
Tired old trucks were struggling up the road below us, belching black smoke...
破旧的卡车冒着黑烟艰难地沿着我们下方的公路往上爬。

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。

suicidal

adj. （想）自杀的，自杀性的，自我毁灭的，自取灭亡的，于己不利；

例句
Helen had been struggling against suicidal tendencies.
海伦一直在压制心里的自杀念头。

tendencies

n. 倾向，趋势( tendency的名词复数 )，（政党内的）极端派别；

例句
His iconoclastic tendencies can get him into trouble.
他与传统信仰相悖的思想倾向可能会给他带来麻烦。