baton

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈbætɒn/|/ˈbæt(ə)n/    美 /bəˈtɑn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
  2. A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
  3. The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
    — The conductor raised his baton and the orchestra fell silent.
  4. An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
    — In the relay race, the runner dropped the baton.
  5. A rod twirled in a marching band's performance, in a gymnastic sport, or in juggling.
  6. A short stout club used primarily by policemen. US
    — The police officer carried a baton for self-defense.
  7. A bend with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, typically borne sinister, and often used as a mark of cadency, initially for both legitimate and illegitimate children, but later chiefly for illegitimate children.
    — Alternative forms: batune, baston
  8. A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
  9. A batonnet, a long slice of a vegetable, thicker than a julienne.
  10. A short baguette.
动词 v.
  1. To strike with a baton. figuratively,transitive
    — She passed the baton to her successor after retiring.

词形变化

batons plural bâton alternative batons present,singular,third-person batoning participle,present batoned participle,past batoned past bâton alternative

词汇关系

近义词
wand rod bat club
衍生词
baton charge batonic batonist batonless batonlike baton round baton sinister pass the baton sugar cane baton
相关词
baston batonnet

词源

词源 1
From French bâton. Doublet of baston.
词源 2
From French bâton. Doublet of baston.
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