candle

英 [ˈkændl]

美 [ˈkændl]

n.  蜡烛

复数：candles　现在分词：candling　过去式：candled　第三人称单数：candles　过去分词：candled　

中考高考CET4CET6考研IELTSTEM4

Collins.2 / BNC.4173 / COCA.3928

习惯用语

n.

cannot hold a candle to sb/sth
• 不如…好；比不上…；无法与…媲美
  is not as good as sb or sth else
• His singing can't hold a candle to Pavarotti's.
  他的演唱无法与帕瓦罗蒂媲美。
burn the candle at both ends
• 过度劳累；起早贪黑而疲惫不堪
  to become very tired by trying to do too many things and going to bed late and getting up early
(the game is) not worth the candle
• 得不偿失；代价太高
  the advantages to be gained from doing sth are not great enough, considering the effort or cost involved

牛津词典

noun

• 蜡烛
  a round stick of wax with a piece of string (called a wick ) through the middle which is lit to give light as it burns

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 蜡烛
  Acandleis a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through the middle. You light the wick in order to give a steady flame that provides light.
  1. The bedroom was lit by a single candle.
     卧室里只点了一支蜡烛。
• 一根蜡烛两头烧;起早摸黑地干;过度耗费精力
  If youburn the candle at both ends, you try to do too many things in too short a period of time so that you have to stay up very late at night and get up very early in the morning to get them done.
• PHRASE 远不如;比…逊色许多
  If you say that one person or thingcan't hold a candle toanother, you meant that the first person or thing is not nearly as good as the second.
  1. Girls today can't hold a candle to the beauties of the Fifties.
     如今的姑娘根本不能和50年代的美女相提并论。
• 不值得;划不来
  If you say thatthe game is not worth the candle, you mean that something is not worth the trouble or effort needed to achieve or obtain it.

英英释义

noun

• stick of wax with a wick in the middle
  Synonym:taperwax light
• the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
  Synonym:candelacdstandard candle

verb

• examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

双语例句

• Mum lighted a candle and I could see her kind face in the candlelight.
  妈妈点燃了一支蜡烛，在烛光中我看到了她那和蔼的脸。
• Somebody opened the door and the candle blew out.
  有人打开了门，蜡烛随之被吹灭了。
• We lit the candle and the candle lit the whole room.
  我们点着了蜡烛，蜡烛照亮了整个房间。
• The bedroom was lit by a single candle.
  卧室里只点了一支蜡烛。
• A lighted candle lit up the cellar.
  一支点燃的蜡烛照亮了地下室。
• Every time he tried to light the candle, it blew out.
  他几次想把蜡烛点起来，但都被风吹熄了。
• Don't light the candle, there is already a lighted one.
  别点蜡烛了，已经有一个点着的了。
• I've decided to give up my job because it is so poorly paid that the game's not worth the candle.
  我已决定辞职，因为这工作薪水太低，不值得干。
• The candle lights up the entire room.
  我点燃了一支蜡烛照亮了房间。
• The candle was blown out by the wind.
  蜡烛被风吹灭了。