baton

名词 baton:

1. a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
   同义词：wand
2. a short stout club used primarily by policemen
   同义词：truncheon, nightstick, billy, billystick, billy club
3. a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
4. a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
5. a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

1. The conductor waved his baton, and the band started up.
   指挥挥动指挥棒，乐队开始演奏起来。
2. A conductor's baton.
   指挥棒乐队指挥用的小棒
3. The drum majorette twirled her baton.
   鼓乐队女队长快速地转动她的指挥棒。

ba.ton

n.（名词）
Music A slender wooden stick or rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or band.
【音乐】 短棍：指挥家用来指挥乐队的细长木棒
A hollow metal rod with a heavy rubber tip or tips that is wielded and twirled by a drum major or drum majorette.
金属指挥棒：鼓手挥舞使用的，顶端是厚橡皮的中空的金属棒
A short staff carried by certain public officials as a symbol of office.
权杖短棒：某官员代表携带的职务象征的短棒
Sports The hollow cylinder that is carried by each member of a relay team and passed to the next runner.
【体育运动】 接力棒：中空的圆柱形棒，接力赛跑中每组的每个队员拿着跑并传给下一个队员
A club or truncheon.
短粗之棍，一棒
Heraldry A shortened narrow bend, often signifying bastardy.
【纹章学】 缩短的弯曲窄条，常表示私生子地位

来源：
French baton
法语 baton
from Old French baston [stick]
源自 古法语 baston [木棍]
from Vulgar Latin *bastô .bastôn-
源自 俗拉丁语 *bastô ·bastôn-