cudgel中文什么意思

n.
(粗短的)棍棒；〔美俚〕(棒球)棒。 take up the cudgels for 拿棍防卫；毅然为…辩护[辩论]。vt.
(〔英国〕 -ll-)用棍棒打。 cudgel one's brains 绞脑汁，伤脑筋。

例句与用法

Flatter a rascal , the will cudgel you ; cudgel a rascal he will lick your boots
奉承恶棍，会挨棍棒；痛击恶棍，他会舔靴。
For a whole week running on end , the scientist cudgeled his brains for a solution
这位科学家连续一个星期都在绞尽脑汁寻求答案。
Two weeks had passed since martin had seen him , and he vainly cudgelled his brains for some cause of offence
马丁上次见他之后已经两个礼拜，他绞尽脑计要想出在什么地方得罪了他，却没有结果。
Passepartout might have cudgelled his brain for a century without hitting upon the real object which the detective had in view
路路通就是想上一百年，他也想不出来这位侦探要跟着他们干什么。
Brothers and sisters should love one another . but yesterday they were fighting with cudgels , trying to break one another ' s heads
兄弟姐妹应该相亲相爱。但是昨天他们用木棍打架，都想打破对方的头。