torch 详细解释
torch
[tɔ:tʃ]
n.手电筒, 火炬, 火把, <俚>纵火犯
v.纵火
n.[C]
1. 火炬, 火把
The torch was lighted.
火炬点亮了。
2. 【英】手电筒
3. 【美】(焊接用的)喷灯, 吹管
4. (文化, 知识等的)光, 光芒[the S]
We will hand on the torch which he has handed to us.
我们要把他传授给我们的知识传给后代。
5. 【美】【俚】纵火者
词形变化
动词过去式: torched | 动词过去分词: torched | 动词现在分词: torching | 动词第三人称单数: torches |
词义辨析
同义:
n.火炬, 火把
同义参见:
英英释义
名词 torch:
a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
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
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
同义词：flashlight
a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
动词 torch:
burn maliciously, as by arson
补充
torchtorch英:[tɔ:tʃ] 美:[tɔrtʃ]n.1.手电筒The burglar shone his torch into the dark room.盗贼将手电筒照进黑暗的房间。2.火把, 火炬The campers lit torches from the campfire.露营者用营火点燃火把。例句
1. They lit a torch and set fire to the chapel's thatch.他们点燃火把, 放火烧了小教堂的茅草屋顶。 2. The house went up like a torch.房子像火炬一样熊熊燃烧起来。 3. The gang worked for up to ten hours with acetylene torches to open the vault.那伙匪徒用乙炔炬切割了近10个小时才打开了金库。 4. The looted monastery was put to the torch.遭劫的修道院被付之一炬。 5. The rioters torched the local library.骚乱分子纵火烧了当地的图书馆。 6. Cars and trucks have been torched, bottles and bricks thrown.轿车卡车被付之一炬, 瓶子砖块被乱扔一气。 7. He was charged with torching a storehouse.他被指控纵火烧仓库。 8. mountain warlords carried the torch of Greek independence.山里的军阀们举着希腊独立精神的火炬。 9. the shops had been looted and torched.商店被抢，被烧。 10. Shine the torch under the sofa and see if you can find my ring.拿手电筒照一照沙发下面，看能不能找到我的戒指。 11. the Olympic torch奥运会火炬 12. the Olympic torch奥林匹克火炬 13. the torch of truth/hope真理/希望的火炬 14. Is she still carrying a torch for him after all this time?过了这么久她还在对他单相思吗？ 15. His children continue to carry the torch [=crusade] for justice.他的孩子们继续为正义而奋斗。 16. He is retiring and passing the torch on to his successor.他要退休了，要把工作移交给他的继任者。 17. She says she's ready to pass the torch.她说她准备好交接工作了。 18. An arsonist torched the building.纵火犯放火烧了这幢楼。