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.
   指揮揮動指揮棒，樂隊開始演奏起來。
2. A conductor's baton.
   指揮棒樂隊指揮用的小棒
3. The drum majorette twirled her baton.
   鼓樂隊女隊長快速地轉(zhuǎn)動她的指揮棒。

ba.ton

n.（名詞）
Music A slender wooden stick or rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or band.
【音樂】 短棍：指揮家用來指揮樂隊的細(xì)長木棒
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】 接力棒：中空的圓柱形棒，接力賽跑中每組的每個隊員拿著跑并傳給下一個隊員
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

來源：
French baton
法語 baton
from Old French baston [stick]
源自 古法語 baston [木棍]
from Vulgar Latin *bastô .bastôn-
源自 俗拉丁語 *bastô ·bastôn-