bludgeon
['blʌdʒ.ən] verb transitive
■to hit someone hard and repeatedly with a heavy weapon 连续重击•The two boys had been mercilessly bludgeoned to death.那两个男孩被残忍地重击致死。 ■to force someone to do something 强迫，胁迫•The children bludgeoned their parents into taking them to the zoo.孩子们硬是让父母带他们去了动物园。
['blʌdʒ.ən] noun countable
■a heavy stick which is thick at one end and is used as a weapon （用作武器的）击棍 |