baton
baton
noun
pass (on) the baton
noun
- a short stick or staff or something resembling one, in particular
短棍，尤指
■a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir
指挥棒
■(Athletics)a short stick or tube passed from runner to runner in a relay race
(田径)接力棒
■a long stick carried and twirled by a drum major
（军乐队指挥用的）金属指挥杖
■a police officer's truncheon
警棍
■a staff of office or authority, especially one carried by a field marshal
（尤指陆军元帅的）节杖，权杖，官杖
■(Heraldry)a narrow bend truncated at each end
(纹章)短棒状条纹
■a short bar replacing some figures on the dial of a clock or watch
（钟表表面上代替数字的）短棒状线条
■(batons)one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to wands in others
（占卜纸牌中的）权杖
pass (on) the baton
- hand over a particular duty or responsibility
移交责任
- accept a duty or responsibility
接受责任
- (of an orchestra or choir) conducted by
（管弦乐队，唱诗班）由…指挥
- early 16th cent. (denoting a staff or cudgel): from French bâton, earlier baston, from late Latin bastum 'stick'
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