单词 | baton |
释义 | baton n.   1. a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra, choir, etc.   2. Athletics a short stick or tube carried and passed on by the runners in a relay race.   3. a long stick carried and twirled by a drum major.   4. a staff of office or authority, esp. a Field Marshal's.   5. a policeman's truncheon.   6. Heraldry a narrow truncated bend.   7. Horol. a short bar replacing some figures on dials. Phrases and idioms baton round a rubber or plastic bullet. Etymology: F b{acirc}ton, baston ult. f. LL bastum stick |
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