cudgel
英 ['kʌdʒ(ə)l]
美['kʌdʒl]
- vt. 用棍棒打
- n. 棍棒
词组搭配
cudgel one's brain ( 或 brains)
think hard about a problem
绞尽脑汁；苦苦思索
take up the cudgels
start to defend or support someone or something strongly
奋起维护；捍卫
there was no one else to &B{take up the cudgels on their behalf}.
没有其他人去捍卫他们的利益。