名詞 baton:

1. a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
   同義詞：wand
2. a short stout club used primarily by policemen
   同義詞：truncheon, nightstick, billy, billystick, billy club
3. a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
4. a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
5. a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

1. The conductor waved his baton, and the band started up.
   指揮揮動(dòng)指揮棒，樂(lè)隊(duì)開(kāi)始演奏起來(lái)。
2. A conductor's baton.
   指揮棒樂(lè)隊(duì)指揮用的小棒
3. The drum majorette twirled her baton.
   鼓樂(lè)隊(duì)女隊(duì)長(zhǎng)快速地轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)她的指揮棒。

ba.ton

n.（名詞）
Music A slender wooden stick or rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or band.
【音樂(lè)】 短棍：指揮家用來(lái)指揮樂(lè)隊(duì)的細(xì)長(zhǎng)木棒
A hollow metal rod with a heavy rubber tip or tips that is wielded and twirled by a drum major or drum majorette.
金屬指揮棒：鼓手揮舞使用的，頂端是厚橡皮的中空的金屬棒
A short staff carried by certain public officials as a symbol of office.
權(quán)杖短棒：某官員代表攜帶的職務(wù)象征的短棒
Sports The hollow cylinder that is carried by each member of a relay team and passed to the next runner.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 接力棒：中空的圓柱形棒，接力賽跑中每組的每個(gè)隊(duì)員拿著跑并傳給下一個(gè)隊(duì)員
A club or truncheon.
短粗之棍，一棒
Heraldry A shortened narrow bend, often signifying bastardy.
【紋章學(xué)】 縮短的彎曲窄條，常表示私生子地位

來(lái)源：
French baton
法語(yǔ) baton
from Old French baston [stick]
源自 古法語(yǔ) baston [木棍]
from Vulgar Latin *bastô .bastôn-
源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *bastô ·bastôn-