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    baton

    US /bəˈtɑn, bæ-, ˈbætn:/

    ・

    UK /'bætɒn/

    B2
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Short stick used by a music conductor
    She waved her baton to make sure the band kept in time
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Short stick used by a police officer
    The police officer hit the robber with his baton
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Short stick used by a relay race athlete
    The runner passed his baton to the one in front of him

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    How solar energy got so cheap

    06:31How solar energy got so cheap
    • Then, another country picked up the baton and made solar cheaper than even Maycock could have imagined.

      Then, another country picked up the baton and made solar cheaper than even Maycock could have imagined.

    B1

    Rebranding a product package saved the company

    07:00Rebranding a product package saved the company
    • It was incredibly difficult to continue to be in front of the band, holding the baton, saying, guys, this brand's gonna make it, when there was so much data showing that that was not the case.

      It was incredibly difficult to continue to be in front of the band, holding the baton, saying, guys, this brand's gonna make it, when there was so much data showing that that was not the case.

    • and what do you believe is best?" It was incredibly difficult to continue to be in front of the band, you know, holding the baton, saying, "Guys, this brand's going to make it," when there was so much data showing that that was not the case.

      and what do you believe is best?" It was incredibly difficult to continue to be in front of the band, you know, holding the baton, saying, "Guys, this brand's going to make it," when there was so much data showing that that was not the case.

    B1

    Denmark's queen abdicates after 52 years on the throne

    06:12Denmark's queen abdicates after 52 years on the throne
    • That's what she said in her New Year's speech, that she thought the time was right to pass on the baton to her oldest son, Crown Prince Frederick, who's 55 years of age.

      That's what she said in her New Year's speech, that she thought the time was right to pass on the baton to her oldest son, Crown Prince Frederick, who's 55 years of age.

    • That's what she said in her New Year speech, that she thought the time was right to pass on the baton to her oldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, who's, uh, 55 years of age.

      That's what she said in her New Year speech, that she thought the time was right to pass on the baton to her oldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, who's, uh, 55 years of age.

    A2

    【英語スピーチ】Apple創業者スティーブ・ジョブズのスタンフォード大卒業式スピーチ|日英字幕

    13:34【英語スピーチ】Apple創業者スティーブ・ジョブズのスタンフォード大卒業式スピーチ|日英字幕
    • I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down, that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me.

      I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down, that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me.

    • I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down, that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me.

      I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down, that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me.

    A2

    The Shawshank Redemption: Choice Words

    55:12The Shawshank Redemption: Choice Words
    • You'll be telling them with my baton up your ass

      You'll be telling them with my baton up your ass

    • You'll be telling them with my baton up your ass.

      You'll be telling them with my baton up your ass.

    B1

    Meet the Hans Zimmer of Video Game Music

    08:08Meet the Hans Zimmer of Video Game Music
    • Well, it's her baton, but you get the point.

      Well, it's her baton, but you get the point.

    • Well, it's a baton, but you get the point.

      Well, it's a baton, but you get the point.

    B1

    The ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Cast on the Evolution of Horror Movies

    16:01The ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Cast on the Evolution of Horror Movies
    • And you've mentioned before that this film is kind of like a pass the baton moment for this new cast.

      And you've mentioned before that this film is kind of like a pass the baton moment for this new cast.

    • And you've mentioned before that this film is kind of like a pass-the-baton moment for this new cast.

      And you've mentioned before that this film is kind of like a pass-the-baton moment for this new cast.

    A2

    Naval Legends - USS Kidd

    13:02Naval Legends - USS Kidd
    • She's been brought here to Baton Rouge, uh, as a memorial for the state's veterans and for destroyer and Navy veterans all around the country, uh,

      She's been brought here to Baton Rouge, uh, as a memorial for the state's veterans and for destroyer and Navy veterans all around the country, uh,

    • she's been brought here to Baton Rouge

      she's been brought here to Baton Rouge

    B2

    Tim Cook: "Be Fearless" | Duke University Commencement 2018 Speech

    14:56Tim Cook: "Be Fearless" | Duke University Commencement 2018 Speech
    • It's your turn to reach out and take the baton.

      It's your turn to reach out and take the baton.

    • take the baton.

      take the baton.

    B1

    President Obama Delivers a Statement

    09:19President Obama Delivers a Statement
    • You take the baton.

      You take the baton.

    • runner -- you take the baton, you run your best

      runner -- you take the baton, you run your best

    B1