cosh
noun
UK/kɒʃ/
US/kɑːʃ/
Definitions of cosh noun
- Countable(可數名詞)
A short, heavy stick, typically made of metal or rubber, used as a weapon.
短棍；短棒
verb
UK/kɒʃ/
US/kɑːʃ/
Definitions of cosh verb
- Transitive(及物動詞)
To strike someone with a cosh.
用棍棒打擊
The assailant coshed the victim.
襲擊者用短棍打了受害者。
She was coshed on the street and subsequently lost consciousness.
她在街上被短棍擊中，隨後失去了知覺。
The thug coshed the man before fleeing the scene.
歹徒用短棍打了那個男人，然後逃離了現場。
Idioms
- under the cosh
To be under intense pressure or attack, especially in a situation where one is forced to defend or struggle continuously.
（尤指在足球比賽中）持續處於防守狀態，疲於應付。
• For the last twenty minutes of the match, our team was completely under the cosh, with the opposition attacking relentlessly.
在比賽的最後二十分鐘，我們的隊伍完全處於被動防守狀態，對手持續不斷地進攻。