Club

(noun.) stout stick that is larger at one end; 'he carried a club in self defense'; 'he felt as if he had been hit with a club'.

(noun.) a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it; 'he led a small club'; 'clubs were trumps'.

(noun.) a formal association of people with similar interests; 'he joined a golf club'; 'they formed a small lunch society'; 'men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today'.

(verb.) gather into a club-like mass; 'club hair'.

(verb.) strike with a club or a bludgeon.

(verb.) gather and spend time together; 'They always club together'.

(verb.) unite with a common purpose; 'The two men clubbed together'.

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• He kept me waiting so long, that I fervently hoped the Club would fine him for being late. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Allow me to present the club key, and with many thanks for your favor, take my seat. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The members of the Melton club led what I considered a very stupid sort of life. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• All I say is, it's a mercy they didn't take this Doctor Lydgate on to our club. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The coffee was so exquisite that he asked for a second cup: such a contrast to the watery stuff at the club! 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• He had played nearly every day at one club or other, but he was a cautious player, and usually rose a winner. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• I have communicated, both personally and by letter, with the club,' resumed Mr. Pickwick, 'acquainting them with my intention. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• For unions and trusts, sects, clubs and voluntary associations stand for actual needs. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Clubs, not spades, are trumps, said Lawrence. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The quintuple grade is designed more particularly for hotels, restaurants, clubs and other institutions where the wear is especially severe. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The shepherd is too fond of playing at cards and going to his clubs, answered Becky, laughing. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• They asked about him once or twice at his clubs, but did not miss him much: in those booths of Vanity Fair people seldom do miss each other. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Trade unions and women's clubs have joined hands in many an agitation. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Plato, Zeno, Epicurus, Pythagoras--all founders of clubs. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The evils of prostitution are seen as a series of episodes, each of which must be clubbed, forbidden, raided and jailed. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• The beasts have pulled him off and clubbed him. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• We're clubbing for a subject, and the list is nearly full, only we can't get hold of any fellow that wants a head. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.

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