carry a torch

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To love or to be romantically infatuated with, especially when such feelings are not reciprocated. idiomatic
    — Someday, I know that Jim will up and leave me / But even if he does you can believe me / I'll go on carryin' the torch for Jim / I'll go on lovin' my Jim

词形变化

carries a torch present,singular,third-person carrying a torch participle,present carried a torch participle,past carried a torch past carry the torch alternative

词源

From the metaphor of a burning flame, to keep a fire burning. The association of a torch with love may date to the Greek and Roman tradition of a
wedding torch, lit in the bride’s hearth on her wedding night, then used to light the hearth in her new home. Such a torch is associated with the Greek god of marriage Hymenaios.
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