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IELTS BNC: 5151 COCA: 7182
torch
tɔːʳtʃ tɔrtʃ
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense torches, present participle torching, past tense , past participle torched
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手電筒 A torch is a small electric light which is powered by batteries and which you can carry in your hand. 手電筒 [British]
in AM, use 美國英語用 flashlight
2 N-COUNT

火把;火炬 A torch is a long stick with burning material at one end, used to provide light or to set things on fire. 火把;火炬

  • They lit a torch and set fire to the chapel's thatch.

    他們點着一支火把，放火燒了小教堂的茅草屋頂。

  • …a torch-lit march for peace.

    要求和平的火炬示威遊行

SYN firebrand, brand, taper, flaming stick
3 N-COUNT

吹管;噴燈;氧乙炔炬 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;噴燈;氧乙炔炬

  • The gang worked for up to ten hours with acetylene torches to open the vault.

    那夥匪徒爲打開金庫用氧乙炔炬幹了長達10個小時。

4See also:

blowtorch 
5 VERB

縱火焚燒;放火燒 If someone torches a building or vehicle, they set fire to it deliberately. 縱火焚燒;放火燒

  • The rioters torched the local library. [VERB noun]

    暴亂者放火燒了當地的圖書館。

  • Cars and trucks have been torched, bottles and bricks thrown. [VERB noun]

    轎車、卡車被放火焚燒，瓶子與磚塊亂砸亂飛。

SYN set fire to, burn, ignite, set on fire
6 PHRASE

暗戀;對…單相思 If you say that someone is carrying a torch for someone else, you mean that they secretly admire them or love them. 暗戀;對…單相思

  • He has always carried a torch for Barbara.

    他一直單戀芭芭拉。

7 PHRASE

(爲…)奮戰;(爲…)奮鬥 If you say that someone is carrying the torch of a particular belief or movement, you mean that they are working hard to ensure that it is not forgotten and continues to grow stronger. (爲…)奮戰;(爲…)奮鬥

  • This group aims to carry the torch for the millions who demonstrated and the thousands who died. [+ for/of]

    這個團體旨在將遊行示威的數百萬人與死去的數千人的信念傳承下去。

  • Since his death in 1985 his widow has carried the torch of his Stalinist legacy.

    自從他 1985 年去世以來，他的遺孀一直致力於保存和發揚他的斯大林主義遺産。

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