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单词 torch
释义
torch
noun
uk
/tɔːtʃ/us
/tɔːrtʃ/
B2[C]UK
(USflashlight)
asmalllightthat isheldin thehandand usually getsitspowerfrombatteries:
手电筒
Sheflashed/shonethe torch into thedarkroom.她用手电筒照了照黑暗的房间。
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[C]
athickstickwithmaterialthatburnstiedto thetopof it, used to givelight:
火炬；火把
aflaming/blazingtorch熊熊燃烧的火炬
literaryManybuildingswereput to thetorch(=burnedintentionally)during theriots.暴乱中许多建筑物被付之一炬。
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[S]approving
used as asymbolof apoliticalmovementorideathat has animportantpositiveinfluence:
（象征具有重大积极影响的政治运动或思想的）火炬
Shepromisedthat thepartywouldcarrythe torchofprogressivism into the nextdecade.她承诺该党将继续秉持进步主义理念，进入新的十年。
More examples
  • The torchsendsout apowerfulbeamoflight.
  • Thepolicemanwalkedalong thestreet,shininga torch into everycar.
  • Thelightingof theOlympictorchsymbolizespeaceandfriendshipamong thenationsof theworld.
  • Sheflashedthe torch into thedarkroom.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lighting & light fittings in the home
  • candelabra
  • candle
  • candlestick
  • candlewick
  • chandelier
  • halogen lamp
  • head torch
  • headlamp
  • hurricane lamp
  • lamp
  • nightlight
  • penlight
  • rope light
  • SAD lamp
  • searchlight
  • tiki torch
  • unlit
  • uplighter
  • votive candle
  • wick
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Signs, signals and symbols
torch
verb[T]
uk
/tɔːtʃ/us
/tɔːrtʃ/
toburnabuildingor otherlargething,intentionallyand usuallyillegally:
放火烧，纵火烧（建筑物或其他大型物体）
Theysmashedasidedoorto get in and then torched thewarehousewhen they had taken what theywanted.他们从侧门破门而入，在拿走了他们所要的东西后将仓库付之一炬。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to burn down or burn something down
  • burn downThe family home burned down in a matter of hours.
  • burn to the groundToday marks 400 years since the theatre burned to the ground.
  • go upAfter the initial explosion, the building went up in a matter of minutes.
  • go up in flamesThe precious collection went up in flames.
  • go up in smokeAll my life's work has gone up in smoke.
  • consumeAll her possessions were consumed in the blaze.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Starting fires
  • arsonist
  • bellows
  • combust
  • fire
  • fire starter
  • firelighter
  • ignite
  • ignition
  • kindle
  • kindling
  • light
  • make
  • makesomethingup
  • put
  • putsomethingout
  • reignition
  • set fire tosomething/someoneidiom
  • setsomething/someoneon fireidiom
  • strike
  • tinder
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(Definition oftorchfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

torch| American Dictionary

torch
noun[C]
us
/tɔrtʃ/
astickthatburnsat one end and isheldat the other end and is usedesp. as alight:
WhichathletewillcarrytheOlympictorch into thestadium?
fig.The torch is thebasicresponsibilitiesandcharacteristicsof agroup,organization, orsociety,esp. when someone newtakescontrol:
After heretired, the torchpassedto hisdaughter, who nowrunstheorganization.
A torch is also ablowtorch.
torch
verb[T]
infml
us
/tɔrtʃ/
toburnsomethingintentionallyand usuallyillegally:
They torched thewarehouseandran.
(Definition oftorchfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftorch

torch
Another aspect that constantly appeared in festivities was light, manifested in a great variety of forms like torches, bon®res and ®reworks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Specifically, he noted the references to the four directions in the same order in both almanacs and the pictures of offerings, serpents, and torches.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Talk of the shining of torches and the searching of storage rooms is likely to produce the impression that the epistemological process envisioned was a lengthy one.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They could be on horseback or walking through the streets; if they were performing at night, others holding torches accompanied them, so that they could be seen clearly.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Women were pursued with flaming torches attached to long spears and burnt to death.
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When we are not allowed properly to light up a shop window, it would be wrong to use oil, coal or wood for making torches.
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If a trader wishes to deal both in electrical goods and in torches and batteries he must apply for a licence for both categories.
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The worst problem—this is where the massive social cost creeps in—is torching.
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Clause 10 repeals an out-of-date provision which prohibited election expenses on account of bands of music, torches, flags and banners.
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We would then go round with torches to collect the birds and count them, and it would become darker and darker.
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The welders had been at work, using propane gas and oxygen and using their blow torches for doing the welding.
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Men are there ready to apply the torches.
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The first time, they left; the second time, they came back and torched the barn.
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The great fear for those in the dwelling-house is that the people walking about at night with torches might set fire to that building.
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There is now no restriction on the power of torches either before or after the siren has been sounded.
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