a round stick of wax containing a length of string wick which gives light when it burns
详尽释义
n.
名词
蜡烛，烛
烛形物，蜡烛状物
烛光
烟火
坎德拉（发光强度单位）
v.
动词
对着光检查
用亮光检查好坏，用透光法检查
对着光线（原为烛光）检查（蛋）是否新鲜、受精等
英英释义
Noun:
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
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:
examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
例句
用作名词 (n.)
He put the candle on the silver candlestick. 他把蜡烛放在银烛台上。
The candle was blown out by the wind. 蜡烛被风吹灭了。
A solitary candle lightened the darkness of the room. 一支孤烛使黑暗的房间亮了起来。
She is pretty good, but she can't hold a candle to her mother. 她相当不错，但还不能与他母亲相比。
These discoveries are not worth the candle. 这些发现毫无价值。
If you go on burning the candle at both ends, you will be ill. 你如果再这样起早贪黑地干活，你会病倒的。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
To make sure that the eggs are fresh, we had better candle them one by one. 为了查明鸡蛋是否新鲜，我们最好将鸡蛋一一对着光检查一遍。
常见句型
用作名词 (n.)
The candle light is dimmed by sunlight. 烛光在阳光下变弱。
The candle began to flare. 烛光开始摇曳。
The candles on the Christmas tree lit up the room. 圣诞树上的蜡烛照亮了房间。
The heat dissolved the candles. 热使蜡烛融化了。
The wind blew out the candle. 风吹灭了蜡烛。
Every time he tried to light the candle, it blew out. 他几次想把蜡烛点了起来,但都被风吹熄了。
We lit up the candle and the candle lit up the room. 我们点燃了蜡烛,烛光照亮了房间。
Shine the candle in, please. 请把蜡烛往里照。
The sun dimmed the light of the candle. 太阳使烛光暗淡。
The bottom of the candle is fused with its holder. 蜡烛的底部和烛台熔合在一起。
At least we can fall back on candles if the electricity fails. 停电时我们至少可以使用蜡烛。
The flame of the burning candle soon went out. 蜡烛的火焰很快就熄灭了。
The wax from the two candles fused as they burned. 两根蜡烛上的蜡燃烧时融合在了一起。
美
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