torch[tɔ:tʃ]n.1.■火炬,火把2.■喷灯;气炬;气灯吹管;氧乙炔炬3.■[英国英语]手电筒4.■启发(或鼓励)人的事物;智慧的火炬(如知识、文明等的源泉)5.■[美国俚语]手枪6.■[美国俚语]纵火犯vt.1.■用火炬点燃;放火,纵火:He was charged with torching a storehouse.他被指控纵火烧仓库。2.■用篝火捕(鱼)vi.1.■像火炬一样燃烧2.■用篝火捕鱼3.■唱感伤的恋歌carry a (或 the) torch参加某种活动(以反对或赞助)忠于(某人或某事业),忠心耿耿,始终不渝[美国俚语]爱上(某人)(常指单相思),迷恋,痴恋(与 for连用)hand (或 pass) on the torch把知识(或文化、智慧)的火炬传给后代[亦作 pass on the lamp]the torch of Hymen爱情
torchtorch[tɔ:tʃ]n.1.■火炬, 火把2.■【机】喷火器; 喷灯; 吹管; 切割器; 焊炬; 气割炬3.■(=flashlight)[英]手电筒4.■[俚]手枪5.■(知识、文明等的)源泉torch fishing灯光捕鱼法torch race火炬接力赛torch singer擅唱失恋歌曲的歌星(尤指女歌星)the torch of liberty [civilization]自由[文明]的源泉