| 单词 | truncheon |
| 释义 | Related topics: Police, Weaponstrun·cheon /ˈtrʌnʃən/ noun [countable] especially British EnglishSCPPMW a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon 警棍 SYN American English nightstickExamples from the Corpustruncheon• More reinforcements - this time with short shields and truncheons.• Therefore flick knives are now in the same category as truncheons and knuckledusters.• Four made a phalanx before the booth, tapping their lead truncheons, their feet splayed like a squad of riot police.• King braved police truncheons, and was assassinated because of his beliefs.• Police at first used rubber truncheons to prevent them, but then stood back.• Holy-o went over and opened them slowly, holding the truncheon.• The police were so astonished they put away their truncheons and led the small man away.Origin truncheon (1200-1300) Old French tronchon “piece broken or cut off, stump”, from Latin truncus; → TRUNKtrun·cheon nounChineseSyllable police Corpus stick thick that a short |
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