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单词 cudgel
释义

cudgel

noun
/ˈkʌdʒl/
/ˈkʌdʒl/
Idioms
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  1. a short thick stick that is used as a weapon
    Word OriginOld English cycgel, of unknown origin.
Idioms
take up (the) cudgels on behalf of somebody/something
  1. (old-fashioned) to defend or support somebody/something strongly

cudgel

verb
/ˈkʌdʒl/
/ˈkʌdʒl/
(British English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cudgel
/ˈkʌdʒl/
/ˈkʌdʒl/
he / she / it cudgels
/ˈkʌdʒlz/
/ˈkʌdʒlz/
past simple cudgelled
/ˈkʌdʒld/
/ˈkʌdʒld/
past participle cudgelled
/ˈkʌdʒld/
/ˈkʌdʒld/
(US English) past simple cudgeled
/ˈkʌdʒld/
/ˈkʌdʒld/
(US English) past participle cudgeled
/ˈkʌdʒld/
/ˈkʌdʒld/
-ing form cudgelling
/ˈkʌdʒlɪŋ/
/ˈkʌdʒlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form cudgeling
/ˈkʌdʒlɪŋ/
/ˈkʌdʒlɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. cudgel somebody to hit somebody with a cudgel
    Word OriginOld English cycgel, of unknown origin.
Idioms
cudgel your brains
  1. (old-fashioned, British English) to think very hard
    • I had to cudgel my brains to remember her name.
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