bludgeon

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈblʌd͡ʒ.ən/    美 /ˈblʌd͡ʒ.ən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
    — We smashed the radio with a steel bludgeon.
动词 v.
  1. To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club. transitive
    — The apprehended rioter was bludgeoned to death.
  2. To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon. transitive
    — Their favorite method was bludgeoning us with the same old arguments in favor of their opinions.

词形变化

bludgeons plural bludgeons present,singular,third-person bludgeoning participle,present bludgeoned participle,past bludgeoned past

词汇关系

衍生词
bludgeoner unbludgeoned
相关词
clobber beat

词源

词源 1
First attested in 1730. Origin uncertain, perhaps of Cornish origin (recorded as blogon c. 1450) or from Middle French bougeon, a diminutive of bouge (“club, stick”).
词源 2
First attested in 1730. Origin uncertain, perhaps of Cornish origin (recorded as blogon c. 1450) or from Middle French bougeon, a diminutive of bouge (“club, stick”).
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