carry a torch
He carried a torch to light the way.
他拿着火炬来照亮道路。
火把；火炬；火炬；传承的使命；明灯；指引；毛蕊花；火炬花；火红色的花
a small portable electric lamp powered by a battery
英式英语常用；美式英语常说 flashlight
火把:一端浸有树脂或牛脂等可燃物并点燃的木棍或植物纤维束,手持、插入墙架或地面,主要用作光源
A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.
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
火焰般红橙色的花
A flower which is red or red-orange in colour like a flame.
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
穗状花序:由小穗组成的穗
A spike (“kind of inflorescence”) made up of spikelets.
小型便携式电池供电的电灯
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
毛蕊花
The common mullein, great mullein, or torchwort (Verbascum thapsus).
启蒙或指引的源泉
A source of enlightenment or guidance.
需要保护并传承的宝贵事业、原则、传统等
In carry, hand on, pass on, take up the torch: a precious cause, principle, tradition, etc., which needs to be protected and transmitted to others.
I always keep a torch in my car in case of an emergency.
我总是在车里放一支手电筒，以备不时之需。
用法提示：torch 是名词，意为“手电筒”，在句中作 keep 的宾语。
She pointed her torch at the dark corner of the basement to see what was there.
她把手电筒指向地下室的黑暗角落，想看看那里有什么。
用法提示：torch 是名词，意为“手电筒”，在句中作 pointed 的宾语。
Could you bring a torch? The path back to the campsite is too dark.
你能带一支手电筒吗？回营地的路太黑了。
用法提示：torch 是名词，意为“手电筒”，在句中作 bring 的宾语。
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。
英式英语中 torch 即“手电筒”；美式英语通常用 flashlight，二者所指相同，可互换使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子He carried torch.
正确表达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'。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are three torchs.
正确表达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'。
作为名词，torch（火炬/手电筒）是光源，其直接反义为darkness（黑暗），指无光的状态。
torch 在英国英语中指手电筒，而 flashlight 是美国英语中同样的物品，学习者需注意英式与美式的用词差异。
torch 指手持的照明工具，通常有手柄；而 lantern 指有罩子的灯，可放置或悬挂，常用于户外或装饰。
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。
单恋某人，对某人痴情
He's been carrying a torch for her since high school.
他从高中起就一直单恋她。
传递火炬，移交责任
The retiring CEO passed the torch to her successor.
即将退休的首席执行官将责任移交给了继任者。
对某人怀有未了的爱意
Even after all these years, she still holds a torch for her first love.
即使过了这么多年，她仍然对她的初恋念念不忘。
火炬已传给新一代美国人。
In his 1961 inaugural address, President Kennedy said the torch has been passed to a new generation.
在1961年的就职演说中，肯尼迪总统说火炬已传给新一代。
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