英语词汇“cudgels”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Noun a farmer armed with a cudgel drove us off his land

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Democrats will wield another cudgel to put Republicans on the defensive: the conduct of former President Donald Trump.

Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2022 Without bipartisan support, bail reform would be a political lightning rod wielded as a cudgel against those who voted for it.

Kelan Lyons, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2022 In theory, the certification policy gives compliance officers a new cudgel to increase their clout: the ability to refuse certification.

Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 16 June 2022 Even before those actions, the Biden administration had doubled down on a Trump administration policy of wielding export controls as a cudgel against Chinese companies.

New York Times, 5 July 2022 Accusations of grooming are being used as a cudgel against those raising questions about such legislation and critics of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to investigate certain gender-affirming care as child abuse.

Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022 Some Democrats have privately expressed concern that Republicans may use any hike in gas prices as a political cudgel against them ahead of the midterm elections.

New York Times, 7 Mar. 2022 López Obrador could also use the results of the vote as a cudgel to prod lawmakers to approve some of the most sweeping legislation of his presidency.

Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2022 For years, there have been calls to revise the landmark California Environmental Quality Act to keep it from being used as a legal cudgel to block housing projects.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2022

Verb

Yet doing away with the government’s critic-cudgelling arsenal should be a much higher priority.

The Economist, 20 July 2019 In the winter of 1775-76, Dunbar didn’t stand a chance against the 40 patriots in Farmington, Conn., who cudgeled him nearly to death near his home.

Caitlin Fitz, WSJ, 11 July 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English kuggel, from Old English cycgel; perhaps akin to Middle High German kugele ball

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1596, in the meaning defined above

单词	cudgels
释义	cudgel 1 of 2 noun cud·gel ˈkə-jəl : a short heavy club The eighteenth-century audience went to the theatre armed with whistles, rattles, … and sometimes even wooden cudgels. Ronald Hayman cudgel 2 of 2 verb cudgeled or cudgelled; cudgeling or cudgelling ˈkəj-liŋ ˈkə-jə- transitive verb : to beat with or as if with a cudgel Phrases cudgel one's brains : to think hard (as for a solution to a problem) Synonyms Noun bastinado bastinade bat baton billy billy club bludgeon cane club nightstick rod rung [Scottish] sap shillelagh shillalah staff truncheon waddy [Australian] See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun a farmer armed with a cudgel drove us off his land Recent Examples on the Web Noun Democrats will wield another cudgel to put Republicans on the defensive: the conduct of former President Donald Trump. Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2022 Without bipartisan support, bail reform would be a political lightning rod wielded as a cudgel against those who voted for it. Kelan Lyons, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2022 In theory, the certification policy gives compliance officers a new cudgel to increase their clout: the ability to refuse certification. Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 16 June 2022 Even before those actions, the Biden administration had doubled down on a Trump administration policy of wielding export controls as a cudgel against Chinese companies. New York Times, 5 July 2022 Accusations of grooming are being used as a cudgel against those raising questions about such legislation and critics of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to investigate certain gender-affirming care as child abuse. Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022 Some Democrats have privately expressed concern that Republicans may use any hike in gas prices as a political cudgel against them ahead of the midterm elections. New York Times, 7 Mar. 2022 López Obrador could also use the results of the vote as a cudgel to prod lawmakers to approve some of the most sweeping legislation of his presidency. Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2022 For years, there have been calls to revise the landmark California Environmental Quality Act to keep it from being used as a legal cudgel to block housing projects. San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2022 Verb Yet doing away with the government’s critic-cudgelling arsenal should be a much higher priority. The Economist, 20 July 2019 In the winter of 1775-76, Dunbar didn’t stand a chance against the 40 patriots in Farmington, Conn., who cudgeled him nearly to death near his home. Caitlin Fitz, WSJ, 11 July 2017 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Middle English kuggel, from Old English cycgel; perhaps akin to Middle High German kugele ball First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Verb 1596, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing cudgel cudgel one's brains cudgel one's brains Kids Definition cudgel 1 of 2 noun cud·gel ˈkə-jəl : a short heavy club cudgel 2 of 2 verb cudgeled or cudgelled; cudgeling or cudgelling : to beat with or as if with a short heavy club cudgels 1 of 2 noun plural of cudgel as in batons a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment a farmer armed with a cudgel drove us off his land Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance batons canes truncheons bludgeons mallets nightsticks staves hammers bats shillelaghs maces rods billies staffs clubs billy clubs bastinadoes saps waddies shillalahs sledgehammers bastinades staves rungs blackjacks knobkerries mauls rattans hickories birches beetles gavels croziers crooks switches crosiers walking sticks crabsticks whangees cudgels 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of cudgel as in chops Synonyms & Similar Words chops clouts thwacks whacks bludgeons hammers boxes socks attacks assaults smacks knocks slaps cuffs raids punches assails swipes spanks whams swats clubs lams paddles mauls hits slams rushes whips wallops slates besets storms smashes pommels bats pummels whomps thumps pastes pelts belts blackjacks canes lathers licks tans bashes buffets birches cracks batters thrashes whales horsewhips lashes clobbers belabors threshes busts works over punches out pounds curries lays on flogs scourges leathers switches flagellates laces hides lambastes descends (on or upon) cowhides fibs drubs straps whups whaps bastes lacerates rawhides slogs lambasts whops jumps (on) does wounds tromps bungs up beats pistol-whips roughs (up) gores pounces (on or upon) mangles maims fustigates messes (up) mutilates
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