baton

noun

/ˈbætɒn/, /ˈbætɒ̃/

/bəˈtɑːn/

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(also truncheon)
(both especially British English)
(North American English usually nightstick)
a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon
- a baton charge (= one made by police carrying batons, to force a crowd back)
Extra Examples
- Five people were injured in the baton charge.
- The police were ordered to draw their batons and disperse the crowd.
Topics Law and justicec2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- wooden
- police
verb + baton
- carry
- hold
- draw
- …
baton + noun
- charge
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a thin light stick used by the person (called a conductor) who is in control of an orchestra, etc.
- The orchestra played brilliantly under Previn’s baton.
Extra Examples
- He tapped his baton on the music stand to get everyone's attention.
- The orchestra made the recording under the baton of a young German conductor.
Topics Musicc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + baton
- raise
- tap
- wave
- …
preposition
- under the baton of
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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
- (figurative) The President handed over the baton (= passed responsibility) to his successor.
Topics Sports: other sportsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + baton
- hand
- pass
- take
- …
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a long stick that is held and thrown in the air by a person marching in front of a band, or by a majorette
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + baton
- swing
- twirl
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Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting a staff or cudgel): from French bâton, earlier baston, from late Latin bastum ‘stick’.

单词	baton
释义	baton noun /ˈbætɒn/, /ˈbætɒ̃/ /bəˈtɑːn/ jump to other results (also truncheon) (both especially British English) (North American English usually nightstick) a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon a baton charge (= one made by police carrying batons, to force a crowd back) Extra Examples Five people were injured in the baton charge. The police were ordered to draw their batons and disperse the crowd. Topics Law and justicec2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective wooden police verb + baton carry hold draw … baton + noun charge See full entry a thin light stick used by the person (called a conductor) who is in control of an orchestra, etc. The orchestra played brilliantly under Previn’s baton. Extra Examples He tapped his baton on the music stand to get everyone's attention. The orchestra made the recording under the baton of a young German conductor. Topics Musicc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + baton raise tap wave … preposition under the baton of See full entry 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 (figurative) The President handed over the baton (= passed responsibility) to his successor. Topics Sports: other sportsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + baton hand pass take … See full entry a long stick that is held and thrown in the air by a person marching in front of a band, or by a majorette Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + baton swing twirl See full entry Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting a staff or cudgel): from French bâton, earlier baston, from late Latin bastum ‘stick’.
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