| 释义 |
cudgel/ˈkʌdʒ(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. a short thick stick used as a weapon (用作武器的)短粗棍棒 ●v. tr. (cudgelled, cudgelling; US [美] cudgeled, cudgeling) beat with a cudgel 用短棍打，棒打 □ cudgel one's brains think hard about a problem 绞尽脑汁，苦思冥想 □ take up the cudgels (often foll. by 常后跟 for) make a vigorous defence 奋起捍卫；竭力辩护 [Old English cycgel, of unknown origin] |