baton
n. (警察武器)警棍; (樂隊指揮用的)指揮棒; 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?
這是不是意味著要把領導權交給其他國家?
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
移交責任
take up (或 pick up) the baton
接受責任
under the baton of
(管絃樂隊,唱詩班)由…指揮
A city of central Louisiana on the Red River northwest of Baton Rouge.
亞歷山大美國路易斯安那州中部城市,位於巴吞魯日的西北部的紅河沿岸.
The police made a baton charge.
警察用警棍將群眾驅退.
He even offered to bring me a baton and show me how to hold it.
他甚至提出送給我一根指揮棒,並且可以教我如何握棒.
With his baton the conductor was beating time.
指揮用指揮棒打著拍節.
The conductor beat time with a baton.
指揮用指揮棒打著拍子.