torch

/tɔːtʃ/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

手电筒；火把；火炬；用火炬照亮；纵火焚烧

释义与例句

n. 手电筒；火把；火炬
(British English) a small electric light held in the hand; a burning stick carried to give light; an Olympic flame
  1. He shone his torch into the dark cave.
    他用手电筒照进黑暗的洞穴。
  2. The villagers lit torches to guide their way at night.
    村民们点燃火把在夜间引路。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The Olympic torch was carried through the city streets.
    奥运火炬被传递穿过城市街道。
v. 用火炬照亮；纵火焚烧
to light with a torch; to deliberately set fire to something
  1. They torched the old barn to clear the land.
    他们放火烧了旧谷仓以清理土地。
  2. The rioters torched several cars in the street.
    暴乱者在街上焚烧了几辆汽车。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He torched the dark path with his flashlight.
    他用手电筒照亮了黑暗的小路。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 联想 火炬(torch)的光芒照亮脚下每一步

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • torchlight 手电筒光，火把光
    n.
同义词
  • flashlight 手电筒
    flashlight 为美式英语，英式英语用 torch 表示手电筒
    Keep a flashlight handy in case of a power cut. 停电时手边备一个手电筒。
反义词
  • extinguish 熄灭，扑灭
    torch 表示点火燃烧，extinguish 表示灭火，二者相对
    Firefighters extinguished the blaze within an hour. 消防员在一小时内扑灭了大火。
常见搭配
  • carry a torch (for) 手持火炬；(喻)单恋
    He carried a torch for his old classmate for many years. 他对老同学单恋了许多年。
  • Olympic torch 奥运火炬
    The Olympic torch relay begins next month. 奥运火炬传递将于下月开始。
  • shine a torch 用手电筒照
    Shine the torch over here so I can see the map. 把手电筒往这边照，让我能看清地图。