n.[C]

1. 棒，棍，竿，杖
   Do you know what this copper wand is used for?

   你知道這根銅棍是用來做什麼的嗎？

2. 魔杖；【音】指揮棒
   The conductor raised his wand.

   指揮家舉起了指揮棒。

3. （表示官職的）權杖，權標
   The general always carried his wand with him.

   這個將軍總是帶著他的權標。

4. （樹的）嫩枝
   Birds were singing on the green wands outside my window.

   鳥兒在我窗外綠色的嫩枝上歌唱。

5. 【美】箭靶
   The soldiers need new wands for practice.

   士兵們需要新箭靶來練習。

n.

1. a stick or rod thought to have magic properties, used in casting spells or performing tricks.
2. a long, thin stick or rod, especially one held as a symbol of office.
   ▸informal a conductor's baton.
   ▸a small stick with a brush at one end used to apply mascara.
3. (wands) one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to batons in others.
4. a hand-held electronic device passed over a bar code to read the encoded data.
   ▸a device emitting a laser beam, used especially to create a pointer on a projected image or text.