1.The victim was kidnapped, sexly assaulted and bludgeoned to death in a Hindu temple last year in Indian administered Kashmir.
bludgeon 用棍棒击打
He broke into the old man's house and bludgeoned him with a hammer.
他闯进了老人的房子,用铁锤猛击老人 。
2.and in recent years the government has promised to step up in terms of making sure that people are held to account.
hold to account 使承担责任
But this was not a natural disaster, and local polluters must be held to account.
但这不是自然灾害,当地污染源必须担负起责任 。