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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.The bedroom was lit by a single candle.
卧室里只点了一支蜡烛。
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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. -
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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.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。
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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.
noun
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- stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- Synonym: taper wax light
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- 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
- Synonym: candela cd standard candle
verb
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- examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
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We were stumbling around in the dark looking for a candle .
黑暗中，我们东跌西撞地找蜡烛。
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A candle had set the curtains on fire .
蜡烛把窗帘燃起来了。
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She could just see by the light of the candle .
她借着烛光勉强能看见。
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She blew out the candles at one go .
她一口气把蜡烛全吹灭了。
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Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion .
桌上点了一些蜡烛，使得那个晚上有一种特别的气氛。
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The candles shed a soft glow on her face .
蜡烛在她的脸上映着一层柔光。
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The candles are arranged like so .
蜡烛都是像这样排列的。
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Candles come in all shapes and sizes .
有各种形状和大小的蜡烛供应。
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The candles were burning low .
蜡烛快点完了。
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Half the candle had burnt away .
那根蜡烛烧掉了一半。
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Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle .
熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。
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His singing can 't hold a candle to Pavarotti 's.
他的演唱无法与帕瓦罗蒂媲美。
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She lit a candle .
她点着了蜡烛。
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The candles were lit .
蜡烛都点着了。
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The candles glimmered in the corner .
烛光在角落里忽明忽暗地闪烁。
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The only wall decorations are candles and a single mirror
墙上唯一的装饰是几支蜡烛和一面镜子。
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They had to conserve the candles now with winter upon them .
冬天眼看就要到了，他们不得不把蜡烛省着用。
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Perhaps the most unusual feature in the room is an extraordinary pair of candles .
也许，这间屋子最与众不同之处就是一对非同寻常的蜡烛。
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At the festival , candles are blessed and sprinkled with holy water
在节日里，要对蜡烛祝圣，并洒以圣水。
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The bedroom was lit by a single candle .
卧室里只点了一支蜡烛。
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The light from my candle threw his elongated shadow on the walls .
我的烛光将他拉长的影子投射在墙上。
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The candle had burned right down
这根蜡烛完全烧尽了。
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The tramp produced a stump of candle from his deep pockets .
流浪汉从深口袋里掏出了一截蜡烛。
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There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture
彩色蜡烛在家具上留下一摊摊蜡油。
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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。
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After drawing the curtains , she lit a candle
拉上窗帘后，她点燃了蜡烛。
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I blew out the candle .
我把蜡烛吹灭了。
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Under the pretence of lighting a candle , she evades him and disappears
她假装点蜡烛，避开他消失了。
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Tenzin snuffed out the candle .
丹津掐灭了蜡烛。
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The candle on the table emitted dim light .
桌子上的蜡烛发出微弱的光。
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