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。
燃烧;着火
torching — present participle of torch
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
用火把照亮或提供照明
To illuminate or provide (a place) with torches (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1).
诋毁,侮辱
To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.
(火)燃烧
Of a fire: to burn.
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”).
一般现在时
He torches the documents every month.
他每月都会焚烧文件。
一般过去时
They torched the old barn yesterday.
他们昨天放火烧了旧谷仓。
现在完成时
She has torched all the evidence.
她已经烧毁了所有证据。
规则变化动词
The reviewers torched the new play for its poor acting.
评论家们因那部新剧的拙劣表演而猛烈抨击它。
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.
几条帖子就能毁掉一位公众人物来之不易的名声。
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.
那次难堪的失利后,教练把全队狠狠批评了一顿。
用法提示:torch作动词,表示责骂、痛斥。
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。
此义为贬义,表示猛烈抨击、诋毁某人或某事物。
The article torched the mayor.
那篇文章诋毁了市长。
此义为不及物用法,主语多为可燃物或火本身。
The dry grass torched almost instantly.
干草几乎瞬间就燃烧起来。
light 是最普通用词,可指用任何光源照亮;torch 特指用火炬照,且较书面/古旧。
illuminate 偏正式、书面,常用于装饰性或比喻性照亮;torch 更具体,指用火把。
light up 是口语常用短语,可指被灯光照亮或表情变亮;torch 则局限于用火炬照射。
grammar · medium
易错句子The critic torch the new film in yesterday's review.
正确表达The critic torched the new film in yesterday's review.
动词“torch”表示“猛烈批评、诋毁”时是规则动词,一般过去时要加-ed,不能用原形。汉语动词没有时态变化,但英语需要用过去式“torched”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The host torched at the contestant's outfit.
正确表达The host torched the contestant's outfit.
“torch”表示“诋毁、羞辱”时是及物动词,直接接宾语,不需要介词“at”。受汉语“对……抨击”的习惯影响,学习者容易误加介词。
义项:(火)燃烧。go out 表示火、光等熄灭,是 torch 作不及物动词“燃烧”的直接反义词;注意 torch 还有“诋毁”“用火把照亮”等义项,此反义词不适用于那些义项。
torch 表示(火)燃烧;scorch 强调高温或火苗把物体表面烧焦、留下焦痕,侧重灼伤造成的损害。
torch 表示火焰整体燃烧;singe 指火苗只掠过表面,把毛发、衣物等的末端或表层轻微烧焦。
torch 只说明在燃烧;char 强调烧成黑色炭化物质,常用于火灾或烹饪造成的后果。
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。
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。
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。
暗恋某人;对某人单相思
He has carried a torch for his childhood friend for years.
他多年来一直暗恋他的儿时伙伴。
把责任(或传统)传给下一代;交棒
The retiring senator planned to pass the torch to a younger colleague.
即将退休的参议员计划把接力棒交给一位更年轻的同事。
继续支持(某事业);传承(某传统)
It is up to the new generation to carry the torch for women's rights.
新一代有责任继续高举女权运动的火炬。
火炬已传给新一代美国人。(约翰·肯尼迪1961年就职演说名句,常喻指责任或使命的传承。)
When a longtime leader steps down, they often say the torch has been passed to the next generation.
当一位长期领导者卸任时,他们常说火炬已传给下一代。
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