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BNC: 12650 COCA: 10811

baton

baton /bəˈtɑːn/ Brit /ˈbæˌtɒn/ noun
plural batons
baton
/bəˈtɑːn/ Brit /ˈbæˌtɒn/
noun
plural batons
Learner's definition of BATON
[count]
: a thin stick that is used by a music conductor to lead a band or orchestra(乐队)指挥棒
: a long thin stick with a ball at one end or both ends that is carried by someone who performs with or leads a marching band(行进中军乐队队长用的)指挥杖
: nightstick
: a stick that is passed from one runner to the next runner in a relay race接力棒
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
BNC: 12650 COCA: 10811

baton

noun

ba·​ton bə-ˈtän How to pronounce baton (audio)
ba-,
 also  ˈba-tᵊn
plural batons
1
: cudgel, truncheon
specifically : billy club
2
: a staff borne as a symbol of office
3
: a narrow heraldic bend
4
: a slender rod with which a leader directs a band or orchestra
5
: a hollow cylinder carried by each member of a relay team and passed to the succeeding runner
6
: a hollow metal rod with a weighted bulb at one or both ends that is flourished by a drum major or drum majorette
7
: a piece of food that has been cut into a narrow strip that is thicker than a julienned piece of food
We cut carrots into slabs, then batons, then dice. Janet Rausa Fuller

Example Sentences

The majorette twirled the baton. the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled
Recent Examples on the Web There are the usual mishaps: One girl drops a baton; another trips on her feather boa. Good Housekeeping, 3 Sep. 2022 Kazimer beat one man with a police baton and pepper-sprayed another woman. Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022 Playing under Wilson’s baton, the musicians represent a range of Ukrainian ensembles, and some are members of orchestras elsewhere in Europe. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 But as the black hole evaporates, the area shrinks, and the new formula takes the baton as the true representative of the radiation's entanglement entropy. Ahmed Almheiri, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 At the ceremony, Charles read a special message from his mother Queen Elizabeth, who had written it and included it in the baton that was relayed across the Commonwealth over the last nine months in the run-up to the games. PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022 But Franchy Cordero struck out on a full-count fastball and Cimber handed the baton to All-Star reliever Jordan Romano, who fell behind in the count before inducing Bobby Dalbec to fly out to center to end the inning. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 Jonathon Heyward, who will take the top baton at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in the fall of 2023, is a charismatic 29-year-old with long, loose curls. Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2022 Nelson Mandela saw his birthday as an opportunity for public service, hoping to inspire the next generation to take up the baton of social justice. Monica Mark, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French bâton, from Old French baston, ultimately from Late Latin bastum stick

First Known Use

1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of baton was in 1520
BNC: 12650 COCA: 10811
baton

noun¹

1 (especially BrE) used by police/soldiers警棍ADJECTIVE | VERB + BATON | BATON + NOUN ADJECTIVEwooden木棒police警棍VERB + BATONcarry, hold拿着警棍draw, use抽出/使用警棍The police were ordered to draw their batons and disperse the crowd.警察奉命用警棍驅散人群。BATON + NOUNcharge (BrE) 持警棍的攻擊Five people were injured in the baton charge.有 5 人遭警棍攻擊受傷。
baton

noun²

2used by a conductor指揮棒VERB + BATON | PREPOSITION VERB + BATONraise, tap, wave舉起/輕敲/揮舞指揮棒He tapped his baton on the music stand to get everyone's attention.他將指揮棒在樂譜架上敲了敲以引起大家的注意。PREPOSITIONunder the baton of在⋯的指揮下The orchestra made the recording under the baton of a young German conductor.管弦樂隊在一位年輕的德國指揮家的指揮下完成錄音。
baton

noun³

3used in a relay race接力棒VERB + BATONhand, pass傳遞接力棒Each runner passes the baton to the next.每名賽跑選手把接力棒傳給下一個人。take, take up接過接力棒drop掉棒
baton

noun⁴

4used by a drum majorette(軍樂隊女指揮用的)指揮杖VERB + BATONswing, twirl揮動指揮杖

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