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　

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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

• 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。
• Under the pretence of lighting a candle, she evades him and disappears
  她假装点蜡烛，避开他消失了。
• He looks very ill; he must have burnt the candle at both ends.
  他看上去病得很厉害，一定是劳累过度了。
• The candle is fuming.
  蜡烛正在冒烟。
• The candle grew down until only an inch was left.
  蜡烛越烧越短，最后只剩下一英寸。
• The candle flame flicked and went out.
  烛火摇曳着，随即熄灭了。
• After drawing the curtains, she lit a candle
  拉上窗帘后，她点燃了蜡烛。
• I blew out the candle.
  我把蜡烛吹灭了。
• The candle flickered and then went out.
  一开始蜡烛摇曳不定，然后就灭了。
• The candle was blown out by the wind.
  蜡烛被风吹灭了。