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单词 cudgeller
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cudg•el /ˈkʌdʒəl/USA pronunciation   n., v., -eled, -el•ing, or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. 
n. [countable]
  1. a short, thick stick used as a weapon;
    club.

v. [+ object]
  1. to strike with a cudgel;
    beat.
Idioms
  1. Idioms cudgel one's brains, to try hard to understand or remember:I was cudgeling my brains to recall her name.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cudg•el  (kujəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -eled, -el•ing, or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. 
n. 
  1. a short, thick stick used as a weapon;
    club.
  2. Idioms take up the cudgels, to come to the defense or aid of someone or something.

v.t. 
  1. to strike with a cudgel;
    beat.
  2. Idioms cudgel one's brains, to try to comprehend or remember:I cudgeled my brains to recall her name.
  • bef. 900; Middle English cuggel, Old English cycgel; akin to German Kugel ball
cudgel•er*  [esp. Brit.,] cudgel•ler, n. 

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