单词 | baton |
释义 | Word Frequency baton(ˈbætən, -tɒn) noun 1. a thin stick used by the conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc, to indicate rhythm or expression 2. a. a short stick carried for use as a weapon, as by a police officer; truncheon b. (as modifier) a baton charge 3. athletics a short bar carried by a competitor in a relay race and transferred to the next runner at the end of each stage 4. a long stick with a knob on one end, carried, twirled, and thrown up and down by a drum major or drum majorette, esp at the head of a parade 5. a staff or club carried by an official as a symbol of authority 6. heraldry a single narrow diagonal line superimposed on all other charges, esp one curtailed at each end, signifying a bastard line Word origin C16: from French bâton, from Late Latin bastum rod, probably ultimately from Greek bastazein to lift up, carry |
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