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torch

英 [tɔːtʃ] 美[tɔrtʃ]
  • n. 火把,火炬;手电筒;启发之物
  • vi. 像火炬一样燃烧
  • vt. 用火炬点燃

英英释意


1. a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
2. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
3. a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
4. a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame