【飞渡范老师】托福每日一词（61）：torch

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torch 的意思是火把，火炬，做动词是指用火炬点燃
今天学习的美国俚语是 carry the torch，这个短语是神马意思呢？
字面上的意思是举着火炬 carry the torch

carry the torch 另外的意思有奋斗，开战

【飞渡范老师】托福每日一词（61）：torch

另外，carry the torch 还有个鲜为人知的意思~那就是单恋，单相思，悬疑小说家日本作家东野圭吾在去年推出一本小说，书名就是《单恋》（carry the torch），但看名字还真不知道这是一本悬疑小说~

【飞渡范老师】托福每日一词（61）：torch

Definition of TORCH

1
: a burning stick of resinous wood or twist of tow used to give light and usually carried in the hand :

flambeau
2
: something (as tradition, wisdom, or knowledge) likened to a torch as giving light or guidance <pass the torch to the next generation>
3
: any of various portable devices for emitting an unusually hot flame — compare blowtorch
4
<chiefly British>: flashlight
5
: incendiary

Examples of TORCH

in an insurance scam, the slumlord hired a torch to burn the tenement down

Origin of TORCH

Middle English torche, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin torca, alteration of Latin torqua something twisted, collar of twisted metal, alteration of torques; akin to Latin torquēre to twist — more at torture
First Known Use: 13th century

Related to TORCH

Synonyms: firebug, incendiary, arsonist
Related Words: pyromaniac; flamer, igniter (also ignitor), immolator, inflamer, kindler

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