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torch

放火烧毁 / 火把 (v./n.)

这里用作动词,指「用火把烧毁、付之一炬」。短语 `put to the torch` 就是放火付之一炬的意思。

which no one else has the heart to tell you.
Men would sooner put the realm to the torch
than see a woman ascend the Iron Throne.
torch — HOUSE OF THE DRAGON S01E02 · ReelWord