"carry the torch" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 继续坚持（某事业或信念）
• 暗恋某人

Definition

继续支持某项事业或观点，特别是在其他人放弃后；也可以指长期暗恋某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

为事业坚持用法书面或正式。在爱情语境中，常指长期默默地喜欢一个人。常用 'carry the torch for someone' 来表达单恋。

Examples

She still carries the torch for her first love.

她仍然在为她的初恋**继续坚持**。

We should carry the torch for justice.

我们应该为正义**继续坚持**。

He will carry the torch for our team after I retire.

我退休后，他会为我们队**继续坚持**。

Many people still carry the torch for civil rights.

许多人仍然为民权**坚持不懈**。

Even after all these years, John carries the torch for Laura.

即使过了这么多年，约翰还是为劳拉**默默守候**。

Who will carry the torch now that the founder is gone?

现在创始人不在了，谁会**继续坚持**下去？