Word
nightstick
警棍
a short, thick stick carried by police officers
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n a short stout club used primarily by policemen
警棍
In use
The officer carried a nightstick on her belt during the patrol.
He was told to drop the nightstick before approaching the suspect.
Many police departments now train officers to use a nightstick only as a last resort.
a nightstick
nightstick 是可数名词，单数前通常用 a/an。
The officer held a nightstick in his hand.
那名警察手里拿着一根警棍。
with a nightstick
with a nightstick 在句中作方式状语，说明动作使用的工具。
The police officer hit the attacker with a nightstick.
警察用警棍击打袭击者。
Common mistakes
The officer hit the man with a police stick.The officer hit the man with a nightstick.
“police stick” 是“警棍”的逐字直译；英语中该物品的常用说法是 nightstick（或 baton）。
The police officer nightsticked the demonstrator.The police officer hit the demonstrator with a nightstick.
nightstick 是名词，意为“警棍”，标准英语中不作动词用；表达动作时应说 hit … with a nightstick。
Connections
Collocations
- police nightstick
- 警察使用的警棍
- The officer kept a police nightstick in his belt.这名警察腰带上别着一根警棍。
- swing a nightstick
- 挥动警棍
- The guard swung his nightstick to keep the intruder away.保安挥动警棍，不让闯入者靠近。
- pull out a nightstick
- 拔出警棍
- She pulled out her nightstick when the man lunged at her.当那名男子扑向她时，她拔出了警棍。
- nightstick blow
- 警棍击打
- A nightstick blow to the arm left a deep bruise.一记警棍击打落在手臂上，留下深深淤青。
- nightstick beatings
- 警棍殴打
- Reports of nightstick beatings sparked widespread protests.有关警棍殴打的报道引发了广泛抗议。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
night（夜晚）+ stick（棍）→ 警察夜巡时手里拿的棍子，就是警棍。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：警察执法、新闻报道 nightstick 是较常见的普通用词，多用于日常或新闻报道，语气中性，通常指警察使用的短棍。
Pronunciation & Spelling
nightstick 读 /ˈnaɪtstɪk/，重音在第一个音节。stick、broomstick、lipstick、candlestick、matchstick 都以拼写部分“stick”结尾，词尾都读 /stɪk/，和 nightstick 的词尾相同；但严格说它们不整体押韵，因为 nightstick 的重音在 night 上。注意 toothpick 是形近词，读 /ˈtuːθpɪk/，结尾是 /pɪk/ 而不是 /stɪk/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.