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torch Br and AusHtC:tF, $tC:rtFn [C]esp. Am flash.light a small light which is held in the hand and which receives its power from stored electricity, esp. a BATTERY手电筒She shone the torch through the window and the beam of light picked out a small box in the middle of the dark empty room.她用电筒透过窗照过去，光线中显露出在黑暗空荡荡的房间中央的一只小盒子。People had been buying up torches, torch batteries and candles because of the predicted strike by electricity workers.由于有预告说电厂工人要罢工，人们一直在抢购手电筒、电池和蜡烛。A torch is also a thick stick with material which burns tied to the top of it in order to give light.火炬a flaming/blazing torch一把燃烧着的火炬The runner carried the Olympic torch into the cheering stadium.跑步者举着奥运火炬跑进人群欢呼的体育场。The crowd brandished torches.群众挥舞着火炬。It took a year to restore order in the city, by which time many buildings had been put to the torch (= burned intentionally).花了一年的时间才使这个城市恢复秩序，但是到那个时候许多大楼已经都被付之一炬了。(fig.) The torch illuminating (= good situation influencing) Latin America at the moment is that of liberty and democracy.自由和民主的火炬此刻照亮了拉丁美洲。(fig.) Like so many black fathers of his era, he was dedicated to passing the torch of (= giving the advantages of) education to his children through hard work and sacrifice.像他那个时代的许多黑人父亲一样，他一心一意地通过辛苦工作和牺牲使他的孩子们能受到教育的好处。Torch is also Am for BLOWLAMP.（美）喷灯
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