单词
torch
读音
tɔːrtʃ
美式
英式
词根
"torch"的词根来自于拉丁词"torqua",意为"扭曲的东西",是因为传统的火炬由一根扭曲的木棒制成,头部涂上易燃物质。
释义
n. 火把,火炬;手电筒;启发之物 vi. 像火炬一样燃烧 vt. 用火炬点燃 [ 复数 torches 第三人称单数 torches 现在分词 torching 过去式 torched 过去分词 torched ]
例句
One of the men shone a torch in his face.
其中一个男子用火把照着他的脸。
Len studied it a moment in the beam of his torch.
莱恩借着手电筒的光把它仔细察看了一会儿。
They struggled to keep the torch of idealism and hope alive.
他们为使理想主义和希望的火炬不熄灭而奋斗。
One of the men shone a torch in his face.
其中一个男子用火把照着他的脸。
Len studied it a moment in the beam of his torch.
莱恩借着手电筒的光把它仔细察看了一会儿。
They struggled to keep the torch of idealism and hope alive.
他们为使理想主义和希望的火炬不熄灭而奋斗。
强化记忆
单词"torch"和"touch"发音相似,可以通过这个关联来记忆。你可以说“我需要用手电筒(torch)照亮才能避免触碰(touch)到东西”。"torch"这个单词在英语中有着很长的历史,自十三世纪以来就有记录。该词来自于法国中世纪晚期的“torche”,意为“twisted thing”,因为传统的火炬是由扭曲的亚麻纤维制成的。在美语中,torch更常指的是一种用于焊接或切割金属的工具,或者是用来烧毁建筑物等物品的火把。
看视频学发音
"Life is no brief candle to mebut a splendid torchthat I have got hold of for a moment
now a fire-starter,now a torch-bearerin a forgotten ritual,
If we can get under that heavy self,light a torch of awareness,and find our essence,
But at this point in my life's journey,I am not passing my torch.I am holding it higher than ever,
that the creator of a violent Reddit meme about one of my episodeswas in the tiki torch crowd.This barrage of negativity is what we're up against:
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