plural cudgels
plural cudgels
Learner's definition of CUDGEL
[count]
: a short heavy club短棍;短棒
pick/take up the cudgels for
somewhat old-fashioned
: to fight in defense or support of (someone or something)努力捍卫;尽力支持 2 cudgel /ˈkʌʤəl/ verb
cudgels US cudgeled or British cudgelled US cudgeling or British cudgelling
cudgels US cudgeled or British cudgelled US cudgeling or British cudgelling
Learner's definition of CUDGEL
[+ object]
: to hit (someone or something) with a club用棍棒打 —
usually used figuratively通常用作比喻
cudgel your brain/brains
— see 1brain