Word · Frequency #5151
torches
手电筒
torches is the plural of torch.
核心释义
英式英语常用；美式英语常说 flashlight
a small portable electric lamp powered by a battery
- 1.
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.
- 2.
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
- 3.
火焰般红橙色的花
A flower which is red or red-orange in colour like a flame.
- 4.
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
- 5.
穗状花序:由小穗组成的穗
A spike (“kind of inflorescence”) made up of spikelets.
- 6.
小型便携式电池供电的电灯
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
- 7.
毛蕊花
The common mullein, great mullein, or torchwort (Verbascum thapsus).
- 8.
启蒙或指引的源泉
A source of enlightenment or guidance.
- 9.
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.
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
用法In use
I always keep a torch in my car in case of an emergency.
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.
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.
用法提示：torch 是名词，意为“手电筒”，在句中作 bring 的宾语。
carry a torch
He carried a torch to light the way.
他拿着火炬来照亮道路。
pass the torch
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- light a torch
- 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。
- hold a torch
- 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。
- carry a torch
- 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。
- pass the torch
- 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。
- torch relay
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
奥运火炬在手中传递，T像手柄，orch像橘色火焰，记住torch就是火炬。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'porch' and 'scorch' rhyme with 'torch' (all have /ɔːrtʃ/). 'Parch' is a lookalike but its vowel is /ɑː/.
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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