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carry a torch
He carried a torch to light the way.
他拿着火炬来照亮道路。
火炬
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
火炬
a portable light source that burns fuel or emits light
He carried a torch to light the way.
他拿着火炬来照亮道路。
通常手持的光源；由某种可燃物质构成
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
高茎、毛茸茸的毛蕊草,密集的黄色花朵；古希腊和罗马人将其茎浸入牛脂制成葬礼火把
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
小型便携式电池供电的电灯
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
He grabbed a torch and headed into the dark basement.
他抓起一个手电筒，走进了黑暗的地下室。
Don't forget to pack a torch for the camping trip.
别忘了为露营旅行打包一个手电筒。
The power went out, so she lit a torch to see.
停电了，所以她点燃一个火炬来照明。
He carried a torch to light the way.
他拿着火炬来照亮道路。
They passed the torch to the next generation.
他们把火炬传给了下一代。
Not this
He carried torch.
Use this
He carried a torch.
汉语中没有不定冠词的概念，因此学习者容易遗漏。英语中可数名词单数前需要加不定冠词 'a' 或 'an'。
Not this
There are three torchs.
Use this
There are three torches.
以 -ch 结尾的名词复数要加 -es，而不是直接加 -s。'torch' 的复数形式是 'torches'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
点燃火炬
The athlete lit the torch to start the Olympic Games.
这位运动员点燃了火炬，标志着奥运会的开始。
举着火炬
She held the torch high as she ran through the stadium.
她高举火炬跑过体育场。
传递火炬
Thousands of runners will carry the torch across the country.
数千名跑步者将把火炬传递到全国各地。
传递火炬（象征传承）
The old generation passed the torch to the young leaders.
老一辈将火炬传递给了年轻领导者。
火炬传递
The torch relay covered a distance of 10,000 kilometers.
火炬传递全程一万公里。
火炬手
He was chosen as a torch bearer for the Olympic Games.
他被选为奥运会的火炬手。
Use torch naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
语域：formal 常见场景：体育赛事、庆典仪式 “火炬”多用于体育赛事、庆典仪式等正式场合，在日常口语中较少使用。
The words 'porch' and 'scorch' rhyme with 'torch' (all have /ɔːrtʃ/). 'Parch' is a lookalike but its vowel is /ɑː/.
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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.