| 单词 | carry a torch for |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with carry a torch forcarry a torch for Also, carry the torch for. Continue to feel the pain of unreciprocated love for, as in Jane has been carrying the torch for Bill for at least a year. The torch in this term alludes to the heat of love or passion. [1920s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. carry a torch forTo be infatuated with: “Frank may be engaged to Helen, but I think he still carries a torch for Laura.” Words nearby carry a torch forcarrot-top, carroty, carrousel, carry, carryall, carry a torch for, carry a tune, carry away, carryback, carry coals to Newcastle, carrycot The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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