| 词汇 | cudgel |
| 释义 | cudgel noun [ C ] uk/ˈkʌdʒ.əl/ us/ˈkʌdʒ.əl/ （打人用的）粗短棒，短棍 a short, heavy stick used for hitting people Idioms cudgel your brainsidiom UK old-fashioned 绞尽脑汁，冥思苦想 to think very hard or try to remember something you have forgotten take up the cudgels for/against someone/somethingidiom UK old-fashioned 坚决拥护／反对 to argue strongly in support of, or against, someone or something 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。 cudgel verb [ T ] uk/ˈkʌdʒ.əl/ us/ˈkʌdʒ.əl/ -ll- or -l- 棒打，用棍棒打 to hit someone with a cudgel |
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