baton

US [ˈbæt(ə)n]
UK [ˈbætɒn]
  • n.接力棒；（乐队）指挥棒；（行进中军乐队队长的）指挥杖
  • v.用短棒打
  • Web警棍；乐队指挥棒；巴顿
Plural Form：batons  

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baton
n.
1.
（乐队）指挥棒a thin light stick used by the person (called a conductor ) who is in control of an orchestra , etc.
2.
接力棒a short light stick that one member of a team in a relay race passes to the next person to run
to pass/hand over the baton
交接力棒
The President handed over the baton(= passed responsibility) to his successor.
总统把权杖传给了他的继任者。
3.
（行进中军乐队队长的）指挥杖a long stick that is held and thrown in the air by a person marching in front of a band, or by a majorette

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1.
The pipe changes itself one after another, and it seems to be the trace of the conductor's baton in an orchestra.
管道改造自己一个又一个，它似乎是对指挥棒追踪一个乐队。
guǎn dào gǎi zào zì jǐ yī gè yòu yī gè , tā sì hū shì duì zhǐ huī bàng zhuī zōng yī gè yuè duì 。
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2.
Even if the heavyweights stumble, smaller firms are ready to take up the baton.
虽然重量级公司步履蹒跚，但小公司正做好准备接过指挥棒。
suī rán zhòng liàng jí gōng sī bù lǚ pán shān , dàn xiǎo gōng sī zhèng zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi jiē guò zhǐ huī bàng 。
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3.
During rehearsals, to get what he wanted from his orchestra, he would sometimes stamp his feet, snap his baton and tear his store to pieces.
为了在乐队中得到他所想要的，在排演时他有时会跺跺脚，突然折断指挥棒或者是把自己的乐谱撕成碎片。
wèi le zài yuè duì zhōng dé dào tā suǒ xiǎng yào de , zài pái yǎn shí tā yǒu shí huì duò duò jiǎo , tū rán zhé duàn zhǐ huī bàng huò zhě shì bǎ zì jǐ de yuè pǔ sī chéng suì piàn 。
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4.
As New York hands over the fashion baton to London this week, there will no doubt be plenty of talk about recession chic.
随着本周纽约将时尚接力棒传递到伦敦，不景气时髦无疑会成为最热门的话题。
suí zhe běn zhōu niǔ yuē jiāng shí shàng jiē lì bàng chuán dì dào lún dūn , bù jǐng qì shí máo wú yí huì chéng wéi zuì rè mén de huà tí 。
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5.
The Delegation disagreed with that and added that it was more akin to passing the baton in a relay race.
该代表团不同意这一观点，并补充说，提案更像是赛跑中传递接力棒。
gāi dài biǎo tuán bù tóng yì zhè yī guān diǎn , bìng bǔ chōng shuō , tí àn gèng xiàng shì sài pǎo zhōng chuán dì jiē lì bàng 。
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6.
I guess did not know what I toot What do you mean, just think a lot of fun pointing to her, she laughed, I have to grab the baton.
我估计嘟嘟也没明白我啥意思，只是觉得指着她很好玩，她大笑起来，非要抢我的棒子。
wǒ gū jì dū dū yě méi míng bái wǒ shá yì si , zhǐ shì jué de zhǐ zhe tā hěn hǎo wán , tā dà xiào qǐ lái , fēi yào qiǎng wǒ de bàng zi 。
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7.
For a start, Razon, said he has ordered 500 police officers to patrol the streets of the capital Manila with a baton and whistle.
作为开始，Razon说他已经命令500名警察带着警棍和口哨在首都马尼拉的街道上巡逻。
zuò wéi kāi shǐ , Razon shuō tā yǐ jīng mìng lìng wǔ bǎi míng jǐng chá dài zhe jǐng gùn hé kǒu shào zài shǒu dū mǎ ní lā de jiē dào shàng xún luó 。
bbs.chinadaily.com.cn
8.
Now, he said, it would fall to the Senate "to take the baton and bring this effort to the finish line on behalf of the American people. "
现在，奥巴马语重心长地说道，“代表美国人们接过接力棒奔向终点的责任”就落在了参议院身上。
xiàn zài , ào bā mǎ yǔ zhòng xīn cháng de shuō dào , " dài biǎo měi guó rén men jiē guò jiē lì bàng bēn xiàng zhōng diǎn de zé rèn " jiù luò zài le cān yì yuàn shēn shàng 。
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9.
the energy market, the supply crisis is not like a baton, like the past few days has been spread to the hands of Russia.
能源市场，供应危机并不像接力棒一样，过去数天已扩散到俄罗斯的手中。
néng yuán shì chǎng , gōng yìng wēi jī bìng bù xiàng jiē lì bàng yí yàng , guò qù shù tiān yǐ kuò sàn dào é luó sī de shǒu zhōng 。
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10.
The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, mother of three wasn't trying to make a political statement.
路易斯安那州有三个孩子母亲的BatonRouge试图不去发表政治声明。
lù yì sī ān nà zhōu yǒu sān gè hái zi mǔ qīn de BatonRouge shì tú bù qù fā biǎo zhèng zhì shēng míng 。
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