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单词 bludgeon
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
bludg•eon /ˈblʌdʒən/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. a short, heavy club with one end thicker and heavier than the other.

v. [~ + object]
  1. to strike or knock down with a bludgeon:bludgeoned the victim to death.
  2. to force (someone) into doing something by threats:bludgeoned me into testifying against my best friend.
bludg•eon•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bludg•eon  (bluj′ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.

v.t. 
  1. to strike or knock down with a bludgeon.
  2. to force into something; coerce;
    bully:The boss finally bludgeoned him into accepting responsibility.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1720–30
bludg′eon•er, bludg•eon•eer  (bluj′ə nēr′),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bludgeon /ˈblʌdʒən/ n
  1. a stout heavy club, typically thicker at one end
  2. a person, line of argument, etc, that is effective but unsubtle
 vb (transitive)
  1. to hit or knock down with or as with a bludgeon
  2. (often followed by into) to force; bully; coerce
Etymology: 18th Century: of uncertain origin
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