torch

名词 torch:

1. a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
2. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
   同义词：common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, woolly mullein, Verbascum thapsus
3. a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
   同义词：flashlight
4. a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
   同义词：blowtorch, blowlamp

动词 torch:

1. burn maliciously, as by arson

1. Light the torch I can't see the path.
   打开电筒吧--我看不见道儿。
2. Shine your torch here.
   请把手电筒往这儿照。
3. Shine your torch into the drawer.
   你用手电筒照一下这抽屉里面。
4. His emblems are the spear and the burning torch; His chosen animals are haunters of the battle field, -- the vulture and the dog.
   他佩带的徽记是长矛和燃烧着的火炬; 他的爱畜是兀鹰和猎犬－－－两种战场上的常客。
5. He turned on the torch to look for his keys.
   他打开了手电筒，寻找钥匙。