英语词汇“baton”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ba•ton n. [countable]

Music and Dancea light, thin wand with which a conductor directs an orchestra or band:He indicated the beat with his baton.
a metal rod twirled by a leader of a marching band.
Sporta thin cylinder passed from one member of a relay team to the next.
a short heavy stick carried by a police officer.

ba•ton n.

Music and Dancea wand used by a conductor.
a rod of lightweight metal fitted with a weighted bulb at each end and carried and twirled by a drum major or majorette.
Sport[Track.]a hollow rod of wood, paper, or plastic that is passed during a race from one member of a relay team to the next in a prescribed area.
a staff, club, or truncheon, esp. one serving as a mark of office or authority.
Heraldry
- a diminutive of the bend sinister, couped at the extremities: used in England as a mark of bastardy.
- a similar diminutive of the ordinary bend.

Vulgar Latin *bastōn- (stem of *bastō) stick, club; compare Late Latin bastum staff
Middle French bâton, Old French baston
1540–50

4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mace, scepter, crosier, rod, wand; fasces; caduceus.

baton /ˈbætən -tɒn/ n

a thin stick used by the conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc, to indicate rhythm or expression
a short stick carried for use as a weapon, as by a policeman; truncheon
a short bar carried by a competitor in a relay race and transferred to the next runner at the end of each stage
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
a staff or club carried by an official as a symbol of authority

Etymology: 16th Century: from French bâton, from Late Latin bastum rod, probably ultimately from Greek bastazein to lift up, carry

单词	baton
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ba•ton /bəˈtɑn, bæ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Music and Dancea light, thin wand with which a conductor directs an orchestra or band:He indicated the beat with his baton. a metal rod twirled by a leader of a marching band. Sporta thin cylinder passed from one member of a relay team to the next. a short heavy stick carried by a police officer. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ba•ton (bə ton′, ba-, bat′n),USA pronunciation n. Music and Dancea wand used by a conductor. a rod of lightweight metal fitted with a weighted bulb at each end and carried and twirled by a drum major or majorette. Sport[Track.]a hollow rod of wood, paper, or plastic that is passed during a race from one member of a relay team to the next in a prescribed area. a staff, club, or truncheon, esp. one serving as a mark of office or authority. Heraldry a diminutive of the bend sinister, couped at the extremities: used in England as a mark of bastardy. a similar diminutive of the ordinary bend. Vulgar Latin *bastōn- (stem of *bastō) stick, club; compare Late Latin bastum staff Middle French bâton, Old French baston 1540–50 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mace, scepter, crosier, rod, wand; fasces; caduceus. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: baton /ˈbætən -tɒn/ n a thin stick used by the conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc, to indicate rhythm or expression a short stick carried for use as a weapon, as by a policeman; truncheon a short bar carried by a competitor in a relay race and transferred to the next runner at the end of each stage 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 a staff or club carried by an official as a symbol of authority Etymology: 16th Century: from French bâton, from Late Latin bastum rod, probably ultimately from Greek bastazein to lift up, carry
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