cudgels is cudgel's Plural Form

cudgel

US [ˈkʌdʒəl]
UK [ˈkʌdʒ(ə)l]
  • n.(粗短的)棍棒；〈美俚〉(棒球)棒；（用作武器的）短棒
  • v.(〔英国〕 -ll-)用棍棒打；用短棒打
  • Web木棒；棒子；木棍
Plural Form：cudgels  Present Participle：cudgelling  Past Tense：cudgelled  

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cudgels
n.
1.
（用作武器的）短棒，粗短棍a short thick stick that is used as a weapon
IDM
take up (the) cudgels on behalf of sb/sth
坚决保卫；毅然支持to defend or support sb/sth strongly
v.
1.
~ sb
用短棒打to hit sb with a cudgel
IDM
cudgel your brains
冥思苦想；绞尽脑汁to think very hard

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,棍棒棍棒,〈美俚〉棒〈美俚〉棒,短棒短棒,用短棒打用短棒打,木棒木棒,棒子棒子,木棍木棍
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1.
Their lovely faces and forms vanished in a flash, revealing monstrous creatures of wood and vine, swinging arms like mighty cudgels at him.
她们那可爱的面孔和形体一下就消失了，变成了由树木和蔓藤混合的恐怖怪物，挥舞着手臂似乎要抽打他。
tā men nà kě ài de miàn kǒng hé xíng tǐ yí xià jiù xiāo shī le , biàn chéng le yóu shù mù hé màn téng hùn hé de kǒng bù guài wù , huī wǔ zhe shǒu bì sì hū yào chōu dǎ tā 。
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2.
She was getting very little support for her charity until we took u the cudgels on her behalf.
她的慈善事业在我们给予极力支持以前，几乎得不到什么援助。
tā de cí shàn shì yè zài wǒ men jǐ yǔ jí lì zhī chí yǐ qián , jī hū dé bú dào shén me yuán zhù 。
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3.
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。
xiōng dì jiě mèi yīng gāi xiāng qīn xiāng ài 。 dàn shì zuó tiān tā men yòng mù gùn dǎ jià , dōu xiǎng dǎ pò duì fāng de tóu 。
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4.
While he was still speaking, . . . appeared; with him was a great crowd armed with swords and cudgels.
他还没说完，…来了。和他同来的许多人都带着刀、棒。
tā hái méi shuō wán , … lái le 。 hé tā tóng lái de xǔ duō rén dōu dài zhe dāo 、 bàng 。
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5.
Someone has to take up the cudgels for children's rights, as the children are helpless to do it themselves.
得有人为孩子们的权利进行有力的辩护，因为孩子们自己是无能为力的。
de yǒu rén wéi hái zi men de quán lì jìn xíng yǒu lì de biàn hù , yīn wèi hái zi men zì jǐ shì wú néng wéi lì de 。
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6.
After reading Sanderson's countermemo, Grey exclaimed that "somewhat to my surprise he [Sanderson] has taken up the cudgels for Germany. "
在阅读了桑德森的反驳之后，格雷声称“令我有些吃惊的是，他（桑德森）居然为德国辩护”。
zài yuè dú le sāng dé sēn de fǎn bó zhī hòu , gé léi shēng chēng " lìng wǒ yǒu xiē chī jīng de shì , tā ( sāng dé sēn ) jū rán wèi dé guó biàn hù " 。
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7.
Rob was the first to take up the cudgels for his friend.
罗布第一个出来为他的朋友辩护。
luó bù dì yī gè chū lái wèi tā de péng yǒu biàn hù 。
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8.
and a layer of rubber antiskid sleeve is sleeved on the surfaces of the two cudgels.
两根短棍表面套有一层橡胶防滑套。
liǎng gēn duǎn gùn biǎo miàn tào yǒu yī céng xiàng jiāo fáng huá tào 。
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9.
And it is not possible for local departments and environmental protection agencies to take up cudgels against the higher authorities.
要当地环保部门和环保机构“动真格的”，去对抗更高的当权者简直是痴人说梦。
yào dāng dì huán bǎo bù mén hé huán bǎo jī gòu " dòng zhēn gé de " , qù duì kàng gèng gāo de dāng quán zhě jiǎn zhí shì chī rén shuō mèng 。
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10.
Fortunately for him, Mr Bush, unlike some members of Congress, appears disinclined to take up cudgels .
对胡来说幸运的是，布什不同于国会的一些议员，他不愿采取强硬政策。
duì hú lái shuō xìng yùn de shì , bù shí bù tóng yú guó huì de yì xiē yì yuán , tā bú yuàn cǎi qǔ qiáng yìng zhèng cè 。
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