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

• 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。
• The torches flared in the wind.
  那些火炬的火焰在风中摇曳。
• Torches going through the village.
  整个村庄点满了火把。
• 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。
• There are soldiers and men holding torches outside.
  外边有士兵和拿着火把的人。
• Their spare torches, water and radios are in place.
  他们的备用手电筒、水和收音机已经准备就绪。
• The smell of dust and welding torches.
  路边焊接和粉尘的味道。
• After an interval the king spoke, his voice barely louder than the hissing of the torches.
  过了一会儿，国王开了口，他的声音比火把的嘶嘶声仅仅高一点儿。
• Use heat as required, in various degrees, from heat guns, soldering irons, torches and welders.
  根据不同的使用温度需要使用加热工具，从热枪，烙铁，打火机和焊工。
• I thought it had something to do with the torches and the villagers.
  我以为跟火把和村民有关呢。