bludgeon

• vt. 恫嚇；用棍棒打；猛烈攻擊
• n. 棍棒；攻擊
• vi. 恫嚇；用棍棒打；猛烈攻擊

詞源不詳。可能同bole, 樹幹。-on, 小詞後綴。-dge, 模仿budge, dodge, judge, nudge等。

bludgeon (v.)

1802, from earlier noun bludgeon "short club" (1730), which is of unknown origin. Related: Bludgeoned; bludgeoning.

bludgeon (n.)

"short club," 1730, of unknown origin.

1. They tried to bludgeon me into joining their protest.

他們試圖強迫我和他們一同抗議。

來自《權威詞典》

2. Whatever he said, the swift answer crushed him like a bludgeon.

不論他說什麽, 對方迅速的回答就像給他打了一下悶棍一樣.

來自英漢文學

3. His walking stick served him as a bludgeon on many occasions.

好多次,他把手杖用作打人的棍棒.

來自辭典例句

4. Do not bludgeon a problem to death with code.

不要棒擊一個問題來伴隨代碼死亡.

來自互聯網

5. The aim was to bludgeon speculators and impress creditors.

目標是要打擊投機倒把並讓債權人留下深刻印象.

來自互聯網