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

• Prevent sparks or flames from welding or cutting torches or any other source coming in contact with cylinders.
  防止火花、自焊接或切割以及其它源头的火焰接触到钢瓶。
• 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。
• The torches flared in the wind.
  那些火炬的火焰在风中摇曳。
• We shone our torches on the snowman.
  我们把手电筒照向雪人。
• The gang worked for up to ten hours with acetylene torches to open the vault.
  那伙匪徒为打开金库用氧乙炔炬干了长达10个小时。
• Attendants lighted his way with pine torches.
  他的随从用松枝火把给他照路。
• 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。
• He thrust half a dozen torches into the brazier's glowing coals and watched the oiled rags flare up.
  他把半打的火炬扔进火盆里燃烧的木炭上看着浸油的破布熊熊燃烧。
• A gust of wind made the torches flare. A puff of wind blew out the candle.
  一阵风吹得火把摇曳。一阵风吹熄了蜡烛。
• Two electric torches are eyes.
  龙的眼睛是两个手电筒。