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torchbearer

/tawrch-bair-er/US // ˈtɔrtʃˌbɛər ər //UK // (ˈtɔːtʃˌbɛərə) //

火炬手,火把手

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who carries a torch.
    • : a leader in a movement, campaign, etc.: a torchbearer of democracy.

Examples

  • Two decades into the reign of reality TV, and with all due respect to Jack and Liz, it’s a pleasure to see some of the genre’s torchbearers do more than the minimum.

  • She says a close friend of his, chosen to be a torchbearer, was among those verbally abused.

  • She believes that these cultural torchbearers can play a role in pandemic recovery — both economically and psychologically — but only if they receive the needed financial support.

  • Organizers said they had asked torchbearers not to reveal their running slots in case crowds turn up to see them.

  • During the two weeks before running, torchbearers are being asked to refrain from anything that might expose them to the virus, such as eating out or going to crowded places.

  • He was also, in his own unique way, a torchbearer for racial equality.

  • It was his inner core that made him a torchbearer of ideals.

  • He gathered up the tools of his trade, and motioned to his torchbearer to go before.

  • The crier and torchbearer were important functionaries at the celebration of the Eleusinian mysteries.