单词 | cudgel |
释义 | cudgel n. & v. --n a short thick stick used as a weapon. --vtr. (cudgelled, cudgelling; US cudgeled, cudgeling) beat with a cudgel. Phrases and idioms cudgel one's brains think hard about a problem. take up the cudgels (often foll. by for) make a vigorous defence. Etymology: OE cycgel, of unkn. orig. |
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