〈英〉 手电筒。
〈主史〉 火炬,火把。
(一般作
〈喻〉 (指需要保护和发扬的)品质,原则,事业
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mountain warlords carried the torch of Greek independence .山里的军阀们举着希腊独立精神的火炬。
〈主北美〉 喷灯。
〈美,非正式〉 纵火犯。
〈非正式〉 放火,纵火
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the shops had been looted and torched .商店被抢,被烧。
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carry a torch for suffer from unrequited love for 单相思 -
put to the torch (或put a torch to ) destroy by burning 焚毁
"Middle English: from Old French