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词汇 pass the torch to
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Idiom
pass the torch topass the torch (to someone)
to give responsibility to someone.
The president of the company announced his retirement, saying it was time to pass the torch to someone younger.
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pass the torch

To transfer or bestow one's role, position, responsibilities, etc., to someone else. Gina is retiring next month, and she's passing the torch to me as head of the department. My grandmother is unable to stand long enough to cook such a large meal, so she's passing the torch to us to make Thanksgiving dinner this year.

pass the torch

Also, hand on the torch. Relinquish responsibilities, a tradition, practice, or knowledge to another. For example, When the company's founder became too ill to continue, he passed the torch to his nephew . This metaphoric expression alludes to the ancient Greek torch race, in which a lighted torch was passed from one runner to the next. A translation from both Greek and Latin, the English version dates from the late 1800s.

pass the torch

To relinquish (responsibilities, for example) to another or others.
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