- (also truncheon)(both especially British English)(North American English usually nightstick)
a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon 警棍 a baton charge (= one made by police carrying batons, to force a crowd back) 持警棍驱击
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2Five people were injured in the baton charge. 有 5 人遭警棍攻击受伤。 The police were ordered to draw their batons and disperse the crowd. 警察奉命用警棍驱散人群。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wooden
- police
- carry
- hold
- draw
- …
- charge
a thin light stick used by the person (called a conductor) who is in control of an orchestra, etc. （乐队）指挥棒 The orchestra played brilliantly under Previn’s baton. 管弦乐队在普雷文的指挥棒下演奏得非常出色。
Extra ExamplesTopics Musicc2He tapped his baton on the music stand to get everyone's attention. 他将指挥棒在乐谱架上敲了敲以引起大家的注意。 The orchestra made the recording under the baton of a young German conductor. 管弦乐队在一位年轻的德国指挥家的指挥下完成录音。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + baton- raise
- tap
- wave
- …
- under the baton of
a short light stick that one member of a team in a relay race passes to the next person to run 接力棒 to pass/hand over the baton 交接力棒 - (figurative)
The President handed over the baton (= passed responsibility) to his successor. 总统把权杖传给了他的继任者。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + baton- hand
- pass
- take
- …
a long stick that is held and thrown in the air by a person marching in front of a band, or by a majorette （行进中军乐队领队的）指挥杖 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + baton- swing
- twirl
Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting a staff or cudgel): from French bâton, earlier baston, from late Latin bastum ‘stick’.