candle
candle
英[ˈkændl]美[ˈkændl]
n.蜡烛；
复数：candles;
例句
the unsteady light of a candle闪烁不定的烛光
The wind blew out the candle.风吹灭了蜡烛。
He struck a light and set the candle going.他擦了一根火柴把蜡烛点亮。
The candle-light flickered in the wind.烛光在风中摇曳。
The breeze flared the candle.微风吹得烛光摇曳不定。
The candle flame flicked and went out.烛火摇曳着, 随即熄灭了。
The candle grew down until only an inch was left.蜡烛越烧越短, *后只剩下一英寸。
The flame of the burning candle soon went out.蜡烛的火焰很快就熄灭了。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.鱼和熊掌不可兼得出自：英语名言
Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.与其诅咒黑暗，不如燃起蜡烛。出自：英语名言
英语六级真题
Each day of Kwanzaa, usually before the evening meal, family and friends gather around the table and someone lights a candle, beginning with the black.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section CIn preparation for the celebration, a straw mat is placed on the table, along with a candle holder with seven candles, one black, three red, and three green.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section CThe black candle represents the African-American people, the red is for their struggles, and the green represents their hopes for the future.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section CWhile the candle is being lit, a principle is recited; then each person present takes a turn to speak about the importance that principle has to himself or herself.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
蜡烛
A candle is 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.
例句
The bedroom was lit by a single candle.卧室里只点了一支蜡烛。PHRASE
一根蜡烛两头烧;起早摸黑地干;过度耗费精力
If you burn 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 thing can't hold a candle to another, you meant that the first person or thing is not nearly as good as the second.
例句
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。PHRASE
不值得;划不来
If you say that the game is not worth the candle, you mean that something is not worth the trouble or effort needed to achieve or obtain it.
英汉词典释义
n.
蜡烛
The candle grew down until only an inch was left.蜡烛越烧越短, *后只剩下一英寸。英英词典释义
Noun
1. stick of wax with a wick in the middle
2. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
Verb
1. examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
行业词典
体育： 蜡烛形特技飞行；
医学： 蜡烛：一块蜡或任何类似的物质，通常呈圆柱状，有一根灯芯，燃之能发光和热；滤柱，滤棒：一个圆柱形物，在微生物学中用作滤器；烛光，堪〔德拉〕：同candela；
