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baton n.指挥棒；接力棒；警棍；权杖；短棍 (1) 警察用警棍和歹徒搏斗。 There are several types of batons, all of them some kind of stick or club. A relay runner carries and passes a metal or wooden baton to the next runner, and a baton twirler in a parade spins and throws a long, metal baton in the air as she marches. Police officers carry batons as well, heavy sticks that can be used as weapons. This is the original meaning of baton, from the Latin bastum, "stout staff."

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英 ['bætɒn] 美 [bə'tɑːn] (1) The policeman used his baton to battle with the rascal. A baton is the small stick or rod, like the one that an orchestra conductor uses to direct musicians. A conductor's baton is often made of lightweight wood. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]警棍 A baton is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police.   [BRIT 英]in AM, use 美国英语用 billy, billy club2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（乐队或合唱队指挥用的）指挥棒 A baton is a light, thin stick used by a conductor to conduct an orchestra or a choir. 3[N-COUNT 可数名词]（田径比赛中的）接力棒 In athletics or track events, a baton is a short stick that is passed from one runner to another in a relay race. 4[N-COUNT 可数名词]（游行队伍中游行者持有的）指挥杖 A baton is a long stick with a knob on one end that is sometimes carried by a person marching in a parade. The baton is spun round, thrown into the air and caught. 5[PHRASE 短语]移交权力/接受责任 If someone passes the baton to another person, they pass responsibility for something to that person. If someone picks up the baton, they take over responsibility for something.   [V inflects]Does this mean that the baton of leadership is going to be passed to other nations?这是不是意味着要把领导权交给其他国家？

英语单词	baton
英美音标	英 ['bætɒn] 美 [bə'tɑːn]
中文释义	n.指挥棒；接力棒；警棍；权杖；短棍
英语例句	(1) The policeman used his baton to battle with the rascal.
中文例句	(1) 警察用警棍和歹徒搏斗。
vocabulary简明	A baton is the small stick or rod, like the one that an orchestra conductor uses to direct musicians. A conductor's baton is often made of lightweight wood.
vocabulary扩展	There are several types of batons, all of them some kind of stick or club. A relay runner carries and passes a metal or wooden baton to the next runner, and a baton twirler in a parade spins and throws a long, metal baton in the air as she marches. Police officers carry batons as well, heavy sticks that can be used as weapons. This is the original meaning of baton, from the Latin bastum, "stout staff."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]警棍 A baton is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police. [BRIT 英] in AM, use 美国英语用 billy, billy club 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（乐队或合唱队指挥用的）指挥棒 A baton is a light, thin stick used by a conductor to conduct an orchestra or a choir. 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（田径比赛中的）接力棒 In athletics or track events, a baton is a short stick that is passed from one runner to another in a relay race. 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（游行队伍中游行者持有的）指挥杖 A baton is a long stick with a knob on one end that is sometimes carried by a person marching in a parade. The baton is spun round, thrown into the air and caught. 5 [PHRASE 短语]移交权力/接受责任 If someone passes the baton to another person, they pass responsibility for something to that person. If someone picks up the baton, they take over responsibility for something. [V inflects] Does this mean that the baton of leadership is going to be passed to other nations? 这是不是意味着要把领导权交给其他国家？

Baton Stick N Count 可数名词 Orchestra Conductor Relay Runner