baton

警棒

警察官が武器として使う、短くて太い棒。

やさしい英語で： A short, thick stick used by police as a weapon.

• The officer carried a baton.
• Police used batons to push the crowd back.
• He was struck on the arm with a baton.

類義語： truncheon, nightstick, club

よく使う表現： police baton, baton charge, carry a baton

バトン

リレー競走で、走者が同じチームの次の走者に渡す小さな棒。

やさしい英語で： A small stick that runners pass to the next person on their team in a relay race.

• He dropped the baton.
• Each runner carries the baton for one lap.
• Did she pass the baton before leaving the marked area?

使い方： pass the baton to someone (She passed the baton to the next runner.)

類義語： relay stick

よく使う表現： relay baton, pass the baton, drop the baton

指揮棒

指揮者が、いつどのように演奏するかを音楽家に示すための細い棒。

やさしい英語で： A thin stick used by someone leading musicians to show when and how to play.

• The conductor raised her baton.
• His baton moved in time with the music.
• She conducts the orchestra without a baton.

よく使う表現： conductor's baton, raise the baton, wave a baton

バトン

紋章にある短い斜めの帯。家族内の立場を示すこともある。

やさしい英語で： A short diagonal stripe on a coat of arms, sometimes used to show a person's family position.

• The shield bears a red baton.
• A baton sinister crosses the family arms.
• The herald added a baton to distinguish this branch of the family.

よく使う表現： baton sinister, a heraldic baton, a red baton

警棒で殴る

特に警察が使う短く太い棒で人を殴ること。

やさしい英語で： To hit someone with a short, thick stick, especially one carried by police.

• The officers batoned the protesters.
• He was batoned during the riot.
• Witnesses saw police baton people near the gate.

類義語： club

よく使う表現： baton someone, baton the protesters, baton the crowd