Word · Frequency #5151
torch
燃烧；着火
核心释义
Of a fire: to burn.
- 1.
用火把照亮或提供照明
To illuminate or provide (a place) with torches (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1).
- 2.
诋毁,侮辱
To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.
- 3.
(火)燃烧
Of a fire: to burn.
- 4.
乘坐核聚变引擎飞船旅行
To travel in a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (“an engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
诋毁；中伤；污蔑；用火炬照亮；用火把照明；乘核聚变推进飞船飞行；用火把照亮或提供照明；诋毁,侮辱
用法In use
The reviewers torched the new play for its poor acting.
用法提示：torch作动词，表示严厉批评、贬低。
A few posts can torch a public figure's hard-won reputation.
用法提示：torch作动词，表示毁坏（名誉），即诋毁。
The coach torched the whole team after the embarrassing loss.
用法提示：torch作动词，表示责骂、痛斥。
torch sth with sth
此义指用火把照明，后接地点名词，用 with 引出火把。
They torched the courtyard with flaming torches.
他们用燃烧的火把照亮了庭院。
torch sb/sth
此义为贬义，表示猛烈抨击、诋毁某人或某事物。
The article torched the mayor.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- torch someone's reputation
- 诋毁某人的名声
- The leaked emails torched the minister's reputation.泄露的电子邮件诋毁了部长的名声。
- torch a political opponent
- 诋毁政治对手
- He torched his political opponent in a series of attack ads.他在一系列攻击性广告中诋毁了他的政治对手。
- torch the path
- 用火把照亮道路
- The guides torched the path through the forest for the travelers.向导们用火把为旅行者照亮了穿过森林的道路。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- carry a torch for someone
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
torch 本义“火炬”，当动词就是“放火烧”；记住火炬一点燃，就会烧起来。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学描写、正式评论、火灾报道、科幻设定 该动词义项较多，语域并不统一：'用火把照明'和'诋毁'多用于正式或书面表达；'燃烧'义相对中性；'乘坐核聚变引擎飞船旅行'仅见于科幻语境。实际使用中可根据具体义项选择合适的语体。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
torch 与 porch、scorch 押韵（同为 /ɔrtʃ/）。注意 -arch 拼写相似的 march、starch 读 /ɑrtʃ/，church、search 读 /ɜrtʃ/，都与 torch 不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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