torches

英 [ˈtɔːtʃɪz]

美 [ˈtɔːrtʃɪz]

n.  手电筒; 火炬; 火把
v.  放火烧，纵火烧(建筑物或汽车)
torch的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 手电筒
  Atorchis a small electric light which is powered by batteries and which you can carry in your hand.

in AM, use 美国英语用 flashlight


• N-COUNT 火把;火炬
  Atorchis a long stick with burning material at one end, used to provide light or to set things on fire.
  1. They lit a torch and set fire to the chapel's thatch.
     他们点着一支火把，放火烧了小教堂的茅草屋顶。
  2. …a torch-lit march for peace.
     要求和平的火炬示威游行
• See also:The gang worked for up to ten hours with acetylene torches to open the vault.blowtorch
• VERB 纵火焚烧;放火烧
  If someonetorchesa building or vehicle, they set fire to it deliberately.
  1. The rioters torched the local library...
     暴乱者放火烧了当地的图书馆。
  2. Cars and trucks have been torched, bottles and bricks thrown.
     轿车、卡车被放火焚烧，瓶子与砖块乱砸乱飞。
• PHRASE 暗恋;对…单相思
  If you say that someoneis carrying a torch forsomeone else, you mean that they secretly admire them or love them.
  1. He has always carried a torch for Barbara.
     他一直单恋芭芭拉。
• PHRASE (为…)奋战;(为…)奋斗
  If you say that someone iscarrying the torchof a particular belief or movement, you mean that they are working hard to ensure that it is not forgotten and continues to grow stronger.
  1. This group aims to carry the torch for the millions who demonstrated and the thousands who died...
     这个团体旨在将游行示威的数百万人与死去的数千人的信念传承下去。
  2. Since his death in 1985 his widow has carried the torch of his Stalinist legacy.
     自从他 1985 年去世以来，他的遗孀一直致力于保存和发扬他的斯大林主义遗产。

双语例句

• Their torches lit the macabre proceedings in a pallid light that danced over their garish rune-covered robes.
  他们穿的长袍上绘着繁复而华丽的符文，折射着火炬那苍白的光线。
• Now the torches are lit and the door is open.
  现在那里的火把已然点亮，大门也已敞开。
• Soon the Parsee stopped on the borders of the glade, which was lit up by the torches.
  过了一会儿，向导到了一块空地的边缘上停了下来。那边的广场被几把树脂火炬照得通明。
• Also, they made torches out of flax, which can burn oil.
  他们也用麻燃油作火把。
• The torches flamed in the wind.
  火炬在风中熊熊燃烧。
• Dinner was followed by a show featuring dancers in authentic traditional dress, twirling and tossing flaming torches.
  晚餐后紧接着的，是由穿着传统服饰的舞者旋转及丢掷火把的表演。
• In walked several policemen holding electric torches in their hands.
  走进来几个警察，手上拿着电筒。
• A gust of wind made the torches flare. A puff of wind blew out the candle.
  一阵风吹得火把摇曳。一阵风吹熄了蜡烛。
• The gang worked for up to ten hours with acetylene torches to open the vault.
  那伙匪徒为打开金库用氧乙炔炬干了长达10个小时。
• The torches flared in the wind.
  那些火炬的火焰在风中摇曳。