基本释义
- n.
- 蜡烛
词性变化
- 复数:candles;
实用例句
His singing can't hold a candle to Pavarotti's.
他的演唱无法与帕瓦罗蒂媲美。
牛津词典
The bedroom was lit by a single candle.
卧室里只点了一支蜡烛。
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。
No one can hold a candle to him when it comes to playing the guitar.
说到弹吉他,谁也比不上他.
《简明英汉词典》
I can't burn the candle at both ends forever.
我不能永远这么过分的消耗精力.
期刊摘选
He hadn't had a bad education himself, but he couldn't hold a candle to her.
他自己受过的教育并不差, 可是跟她一比就简直没门了.
辞典例句
How high that highest candle lights the dark.
照亮黑暗的高高烛火多么高贵.
期刊摘选
The breeze flared the candle.
微风吹得烛光不定.
《简明英汉词典》
He struck a match to light the candle.
他划了一根火柴要点亮蜡烛.
期刊摘选
A great torch may be lighted at a little candle.
小蜡烛点亮大火炬.
期刊摘选
A hinged tray folds out to hold a candle.
一个铰链的盘子突出来形成烛台.
期刊摘选
The wind blew out the candle.
风吹灭了蜡烛.
《简明英汉词典》
The flame of the burning candle soon went out.
蜡烛的火焰很快就熄灭了.
《简明英汉词典》
He struck a light and set the candle going.
他擦了一根火柴把蜡烛点亮.
《简明英汉词典》
The candle sputtered out.
蜡烛噼啪爆响着熄灭了.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
The candle flame flicked and went out.
烛火摇曳着,随即熄灭了.
《简明英汉词典》
The bottom of the candle is fused with its holder.
蜡烛的底部和烛台熔合在一起.
《简明英汉词典》
The candle flickered and then went out.
一开始蜡烛摇曳不定,然后就灭了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
A teacher's work is often compared to a candle.
教师的工作常被比作蜡烛.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
The candle grew down until only an inch was left.
蜡烛越烧越短,最后只剩下一英寸.
《简明英汉词典》
The candle flames wavered.
烛光闪动着.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The candle was blown out by the wind.
蜡烛被风吹灭了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle.
熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
After drawing the curtains, she lit a candle.
拉上窗帘后，她点燃了蜡烛。
柯林斯例句
Tenzin snuffed out the candle.
丹津掐灭了蜡烛。
柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
Under the pretence of lighting a candle, she evades him and disappears.
她假装点蜡烛，避开他消失了。
柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
The candle had burned right down.
这根蜡烛完全烧尽了。
柯林斯例句
真题例句
The reaction to his death, with people leaving candles and flowers outside Apple stores and politicians singing praises on the internet, is proof that Mr Jobs had become something much more significant than just a clever money-maker.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文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 CParts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting, tying cotton threads soaked in holy water around the bride's and groom's wrists, and passing a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the union.
2016年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ英英释义
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1. examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light