David mckenzie of the world bank then took up the cudgels .

世界银行的大卫麦克肯西（davidmckenzie）随后也发起攻击。

Brown took up the cudgels on his behalf .

布朗为他进行了辩护。

I crossed the cudgels to her words .

我停止和她争论。

He was the first to take up the cudgels for his friend .

他是第一个挺身为他朋友讲话的人。

Britain 's charities took up their cudgels , arguing that reducing the tax break would diminish donations and thus their ability to do good works .

英国的慈善团体为这些人竭力辩护，认为，降低减税会使捐献减少，从而降低这些团体的慈善工作能力。