单词 | wand |
释义 | wand ![]() n. 1. A thin supple rod, twig, or stick. 2. A slender rod carried as a symbol of office in a procession; a scepter. 3. Music A conductor's baton. 4. a. A stick or baton used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner. b. A stick or baton associated with the supernatural as a source of power. 5. A pipelike attachment that lengthens the handle of a device or tool: a vacuum cleaner that has two extension wands. 6. A handheld electronic device, often shaped like a rod, that is used for security purposes to detect metal. 7. Sports A narrow slat used as an archery target. tr.v. wand·ed, wand·ing, wands To scan (a person, for example) with an electronic wand. [Middle English, from Old Norse vöndr.] |
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