n. 1.蜡烛。 2.蜡烛状物。 3.【物理学】烛光〔光强度单位〕。 短语和例子 the international candle国际标准烛光。 a lighted candle夜会；宴会。 burn the candle at both ends 浪费精力〔财产〕(等)。 cannot hold a candle to 远不如，不能与…相比。 hide one's candle under a bushel 不露锋芒。 hold a candle to another 为别人尽力。 hold a candle to the devil 助纣为虐，为虎作伥，离开正道。 hold a candle to the sun 白费，徒劳。 not fit to hold a candle to ... ＝ can not hold a candle to ... 还不如，不能与…相比。 not worth the candle 不上算，值不得，得不偿失。 sell by the candle [by inch of candle](以蜡烛点完来决定成交的)拍卖。 vt. 用亮光检查(鸡蛋的)好坏。
stick of wax with a wick in the middle 同义词：taper, wax light,
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 同义词：candela, cd, standard candle,
examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
A candle is a solid block of wax with an embedded wick, which is ignited to provide light, and sometimes heat, and historically was used as a method of keeping time.
例句与用法
1.
The candle flickered and then went out . 一开始蜡烛摇曳不定，然后就灭了。
2.
As he spoke, he extinguished the candle . 他说着，把蜡烛吹灭。
3.
Put out a candle , cigarette , pipe . 把蜡烛、香烟、烟斗熄灭。
4.
A candle is a measure of the brilliance of a light . 坎德拉是辉度的量度单位。
5.
He would have turned down the candle . 他本想把蜡烛弄灭。
6.
She would wither and flicker out like a candle . 她会象烛光似的越来越黯淡和微弱。
7.
The candle was blown out by the wind . 蜡烛被风吹灭了。
8.
The candle had burned down to the socket of the candlestick . 蜡烛一直烧到烛盘底上。
9.
I am about to blow out my candle . 我即将吹熄蜡烛。
10.
Belinda crawled in and charlotte lit the candles . 比琳达也跟进来了；夏洛蒂点着了腊烛。
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