英 [ˈbætɒn] 美 [bəˈtɑːn]
n. 指挥棒；接力棒；警棍；司令棒
n. （Baton）人名；（法）巴东；（阿尔巴）巴唐
复数batons
baton /ˈbætən/ TEM8
可数名词 A baton is a light, thin stick used by a conductor to conduct an orchestra or a choir. (乐队) 指挥棒
The maestro raises his baton.
大师举起他的指挥棒。
可数名词 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月在埃德蒙顿丢棒以来他们参加的最大的接力赛。
可数名词 A baton is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police. 警棍
a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
同义词： wand
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
同义词： truncheon / nightstick / billy / billystick / billy club
a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race
(接力赛跑用的) 接力棒
(管弦乐队、合唱队等指挥用的)指挥棒
乐队指挥棒
短棍面包
警棍
张处长眼里看着(Watch)劳累的辖下应募警棍(Baton)和手电筒，有很多良友，等于有很多财富。
指挥棒(Baton)：1 按形解1。
...接力棒 接力棒(baton):在接力赛跑时使用的短棒，需要运动员传递，有木质的但是大多数是用金属制成。
... conductor乐队指挥 baton乐队指挥棒 band管乐队 ...
指挥棒；接力棒；警棍；司令棒
The maestro raises his baton.
大师举起他的指挥棒。
The conductor beat time with a baton.
指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
The policeman used his baton to battle the rascal.
警察用警棍和歹徒搏斗。
"It is going to be a team effort, so as long as the team gets the baton around.
VOA : standard.2009.08.21
But long before Fiedler picked up the baton, the Boston Pops had carved out a niche, bringing light orchestral music to wide audiences.
VOA : standard.2010.07.28
It's not just a question, as obviously Foucault and Barthes are always suggesting, of deferring to authority as though the authority were the police with a baton in its hand, right?
这不仅仅是一个，如福柯和巴特经常暗示的一样明显的，尊崇作者权威就好像这种权威,是一个手握警棍的警官的问题，对吧？
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that's the main focus, getting the baton around. Because last year the girls were the favorite to win and they dropped the baton.
VOA : standard.2009.08.21
If it can be done in Baton Rouge, surely it can be done in Washington, D.
CNN: Transcript of Gov. Jindal's GOP response to Obama speech
The minister said he appreciated Mr Donaghy's "agreement to pass the baton to the new team".
He and five of his family members have traveled to Baton Rouge to provide DNA samples.