cudgel
cudgel
[ˈkʌdʒ(ə)l]
noun
cudgel one's brain ( 或 brains)
[ˈkʌdʒ(ə)l]
noun
- a short thick stick used as a weapon
（用作武器的）粗短的棍棒
- [with obj.]beat with a cudgel
棒打
cudgel one's brain ( 或 brains)
- think hard about a problem
绞尽脑汁；苦苦思索
- start to defend or support someone or something strongly
奋起维护；捍卫
there was no one else to take up the cudgels on their behalf.
没有其他人去捍卫他们的利益。
- Old English cycgel, of unknown origin
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