baton
n. (警察武器)警棍; (乐队指挥用的)指挥棒; 接力棒
A baton is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police.
A baton is a light, thin stick used by a conductor to conduct an orchestra or a choir.
In athletics or track events, a baton is a short stick that is passed from one runner to another in a relay race.
A baton is a long stick with a knob on one end that is sometimes carried by a person marching in a parade. The baton is spun round, thrown into the air and caught.
If someone passes the baton to another person, they pass responsibility for something to that person. If someone picks up the baton, they take over responsibility for something.
Does this mean that the baton of leadership is going to be passed to other nations?
这是不是意味着要把领导权交给其他国家?
1. a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra
2. an implement passed from runner to runner in a relay race
pass (on) the baton
移交责任
take up (或 pick up) the baton
接受责任
under the baton of
(管弦乐队,唱诗班)由…指挥
A city of central Louisiana on the Red River northwest of Baton Rouge.
亚历山大美国路易斯安那州中部城市,位于巴吞鲁日的西北部的红河沿岸.
The police made a baton charge.
警察用警棍将群众驱退.
He even offered to bring me a baton and show me how to hold it.
他甚至提出送给我一根指挥棒,并且可以教我如何握棒.
With his baton the conductor was beating time.
指挥用指挥棒打着拍节.
The conductor beat time with a baton.
指挥用指挥棒打着拍子.