torch
- n. <英>手电筒；火把；（象征具有重大积极影响的政治运动或思想的）火炬；喷灯；（美，非正式）纵火犯
- v. 纵火焚烧，放火烧
[ 复数 torches 第三人称单数 torches 现在分词 torching 过去式 torched 过去分词 torched ]
专业释义英英释义
torch [ tɔ:tʃ ]
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n.
- a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
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tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
同义词： common mullein great mullein Aaron's rod flannel mullein woolly mullein Verbascum thapsus
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a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
同义词： flashlight
- a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
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v.
burn maliciously, as by arson
"The madman torched the barns"
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
torch /tɔːtʃ/ CET4 TEM4
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N-COUNT A torch is a long stick with burning material at one end, used to provide light or to set things on fire. 火把
例：The shepherd followed, carrying a torch to light his way.
牧羊人跟在后面，举着火把把路照亮。
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N-COUNT A torch is a device that produces a hot flame and is used for tasks such as cutting or joining pieces of metal. 吹管
例：The gang worked for up to ten hours with acetylene torches to open the vault.
这帮强盗为了打开金库，用乙炔吹管干了长达10个小时。
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N-COUNT A torch is a small electric light which is powered by batteries and which you can carry in your hand. 手电筒 [英国英语]
例：Len studied it a moment in the beam of his torch.
莱恩借着手电筒的光把它仔细察看了一会儿。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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One of the men shone a torch in his face.
其中一个男子用火把照着他的脸。
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Len studied it a moment in the beam of his torch.
莱恩借着手电筒的光把它仔细察看了一会儿。
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They struggled to keep the torch of idealism and hope alive.
他们为使理想主义和希望的火炬不熄灭而奋斗。
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The service included a Special Olympics torch carried by a mother and son, both Special Olympians.
VOA: special.2009.08.15
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High above her head, she would hold a torch of freedom to light the world.
VOA: special.2010.05.06
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Lady Liberty holds a bright torch high over the harbor of New York City.
VOA: special.2010.05.13
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