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torchwood

/tawrch-wood/US // ˈtɔrtʃˌwʊd //UK // (ˈtɔːtʃˌwʊd) //

火柴盒,火柴人,火炬木,火烧云

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of various resinous woods suitable for making torches, as the wood of the tree Amyris balsamifera, of the rue family, native to Florida and the West Indies.
    • : any of the trees yielding these woods.

Examples

  • Whether Torchwood can find a mass American audience on Starz remains to be seen.

  • Still, Torchwood is always about changing or dying, it seems.

  • With 'Torchwood: Miracle Day,' the British cult sci-fi drama travels across the pond to investigate a global conspiracy.