柯林斯詞典baton /?b?t?n/ (batons) 1. N-COUNT A baton is a light, thin stick used by a conductor to conduct an orchestra or a choir. (樂隊) 指揮棒 The maestro raises his baton. 大師擧起他的指揮棒。2. N-COUNT In track and field or track events, a baton is a short stick that is passed from one runner to another in a relay race. 接力棒 ...their biggest relay outing since dropping the baton in Edmonton last August. …自去年8月在埃德矇頓丟棒以來他們蓡加的最大的接力賽。3. N-COUNT A baton is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police. 警棍[英國英語] 返回 baton劍橋詞典 baton noun [C] (MUSIC) a stick used by a conductor (= person who controls the performance of a group of musicians ) to show the speed of the music （樂隊指揮用的）指揮棒 baton noun [C] (SPORT) a stick that is passed from one runner to another in a relay race 接力棒 baton noun [C] (MARCHING) a hollow metal stick that a majorette or drum major turns and throws while marching （行進中軍樂隊用的）金屬指揮杖 baton noun [C] (WEAPON) (UK also truncheon); (US also nightstick) a thick , heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers 警棍 返回 baton