baton

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bat·on /ˈbætɒn, -tn $ bæˈtɑːn, bə-/ noun [countable]  1. APMa short thin stick used by a conductor (=the leader of a group of musicians) to direct the music 〔乐队指挥用的〕指挥棒2. DSOa short light stick that is passed from one person to another during a race 接力棒3. SCPa short thick stick used as a weapon by a police officer 警棍 SYN truncheon4. PGOSSOa short stick that is carried as a sign of a special office or rank 权杖，官杖5. DLOa light metal stick that is spun and thrown into the air by a majorette 〔乐队行进时女指挥手中转动的〕金属指挥杖

Examples from the Corpus

baton• A baton twirler carried the flag.• Martin, arm raised and baton coming down again and again on Dobson's head.• In the last few days, you may have seen a horrifying video of police armed with Q-tips instead of batons.• I saw one man being struck by a mounted officer's baton, picked up by some shocked onlookers and given first-aid.• Karajan, it seems, always had a superb baton technique.• Not the tapping baton of Conductor Richard Armstrong-although his powers over an able orchestra become evident soon enough.• His supporters stress the sentimental and entertainment value of seeing him take the baton one more time.• Illus.1 conveys this well, not least by the way the baton is shown as held some way towards the middle.Origin baton (1500-1600) French bâton, from Late Latin bastum “stick”

bat·on nounChineseSyllable  

stick thin used Corpus conductor (=the a by short a leader

baton
bat‧on /ˈbætɒn, -tn $ bæˈtɑːn, bə-/ noun [countable]1. a short thin stick used by a conductor (=the leader of a group of musicians) to direct the music
2. a short light stick that is passed from one person to another during a race
3. a short thick stick used as a weapon by a police officer
   SYN  truncheon
4. a short stick that is carried as a sign of a special office or rank
5. a light metal stick that is spun and thrown into the air by a majorette

batonBrE /ˈbætɒn/ 🔊, /ˈbætɒ̃/ 🔊NAmE /bəˈtɑːn/ 🔊 noun (also trun·cheon) (both especially BrE) (NAmE usually night·stick) a short thick stick that police officers carry as a weapon 警棍◆a baton charge (= one made by police carrying batons, to force a crowd back) 持警棍驱击a thin light stick used by the person (called a conductor) who is in control of an orchestra, etc. （乐队）指挥棒a short light stick that one member of a team in a relay race passes to the next person to run 接力棒◆to pass/hand over the baton 交接力棒◆(figurative) The President handed over the baton (= passed responsibility) to his successor. 总统把权杖传给了他的继任者。🔊🔊a long stick that is held and thrown in the air by a person marching in front of a band, or by a majorette （行进中军乐队领队的）指挥杖