| 释义 |
cudgel
['kʌdʒ.əl] noun countable
■a short heavy stick used for hitting people （打人用的）粗短棒，短棍
['kʌdʒ.əl] noun countable
cudgel your brains UK old-fashioned
■to think very hard or try to remember something you have forgotten 绞尽脑汁，冥思苦想
['kʌdʒ.əl] noun countable
take up the cudgels for/against sb/sth UK old-fashioned
■to argue strongly in support of, or against, someone or something 坚决拥护／反对•Relatives have taken up the cudgels for two British women accused of murder.亲属们极力为两名被控谋杀的英国女子辩护。
['kʌdʒ.əl] verb transitive (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-)
■to hit someone with a cudgel 棒打，用棍棒打 |