torch
US /tɔːrtʃ/
UK /tɔːtʃ/
名词
1.
手电筒
(US) a flashlight
示例:
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I need a torch to see in the dark.
我需要一个手电筒才能在黑暗中看清。
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The camper packed a torch and extra batteries.
露营者打包了一个手电筒和备用电池。
2.
手电筒
(UK) a portable device that produces a beam of light
示例:
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He shone his torch into the dark cave.
他用手电筒照向黑暗的洞穴。
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The guide used a powerful torch to illuminate the path.
导游用一个强力手电筒照亮了道路。
3.
火炬, 火把
a portable device producing a flame, used for illumination or to set fire to something
示例:
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The angry mob carried torches and pitchforks.
愤怒的暴徒手持火把和干草叉。
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They lit the way with a flaming torch.
他们用燃烧的火把照亮了道路。
动词
烧毁, 放火
to set fire to (something)
示例:
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The vandals threatened to torch the building.
破坏者威胁要烧毁这座建筑。
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He decided to torch the old shed in the backyard.
他决定烧掉后院的旧棚子。