baton

baton /'bætən/
  • danh từ
    • dùi cui (cảnh sát)
    • gậy chỉ huy
      • Marshal's baton: gậy chỉ huy của nguyên soái
      • conductor's baton: (âm nhạc) que của người chỉ huy dàn nhạc
    • (thể dục,thể thao) que gỗ truyền tay (chạy tiếp sức)
    • ngoại động từ
      • đánh bằng dùi cui, đánh bằng gậy

    Xem thêm: wand, truncheon, nightstick, billy, billystick, billy club



    baton

    Từ điển Collocation

    baton noun

    1 used by police/soldiers

    ADJ. electric | wooden | police

    VERB + BATON carry, hold | draw, use The police were ordered to draw their batons and disperse the crowd.

    BATON + NOUN charge Five people were injured in the baton charge.

    2 used by a conductor

    VERB + BATON raise, wave

    PREP. under the ~ of The orchestra made the recording under the baton of a young German conductor.

    3 used in a relay race

    ADJ. hand, pass Each runner passes the baton to the next. | take (up) | drop

    4 used by a drum majorette

    VERB + BATON swing, twirl

    Từ điển WordNet

      n.

    • a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir; wand
    • a short stout club used primarily by policemen; truncheon, nightstick, billy, billystick, billy club
    • a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
    • a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
    • a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

    batons
    syn.: billy billy club billystick nightstick truncheon wand