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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   torch

   • IPA[tôrCH]

   美式

   • n.
     a portable means of illumination such as a piece of wood or cloth soaked in tallow or an oil lamp on a pole, sometimes carried ceremonially.；used to refer to a valuable quality, principle, or cause that needs to be protected and maintained
   • v.
     set fire to

   • noun: torch, plural noun: torches

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. historical a portable means of illumination such as a piece of wood or cloth soaked in tallow or an oil lamp on a pole, sometimes carried ceremonially. 同義詞 firebrand, brand, lantern, candle, taper, ... 更多historicallink, cresset
   • ▪ used to refer to a valuable quality, principle, or cause that needs to be protected and maintained mountain warlords carried the torch of Greek independence
   • ▪ North American a blowtorch.
   • ▪ US informal an arsonist.
   • 2. British a portable battery-operated electric lamp; a flashlight. 同義詞 lamp, light, flashlight, beacon, rareilluminant, ... 更多flambeau

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. informal set fire to the shops had been looted and torched

   片語

   • carry a torch for
   • put to the torch