| 单词 | candle |
| 释义 | candle /'kaendl; 'kaend|/ n round stick of wax, etc with a wick through it, which is lit to burn with a light-giving flame. 蜡烛。 burn the ~ at both ends, use up too much energy; work very early and very late. 消耗太多的精力; 清晨深夜都在工作; 日夜赶工操劳过度。 can't/is not fit to hold a ~ to, is not to be compared to, is not nearly so good as. 不能与相比; 比不上。 The game is not worth the ~, is more trouble and expense than it is worth. 此事做起来得不偿失 (太麻烦，花费太大) 。 ' ~- light n light of ~s: 烛光： reading by ~ light. 在烛光下看书; 秉烛夜读。 '~-power n unit of light measurement: 烛光 (量光度的单位)： a ten ~-power lamp. 十烛光的灯。 ,■ ~-stick n holder for (usu) a single ~. 烛台 (通常指仅插一支蜡烛者) 。 |
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