candles

1. [C]蜡烛 a round stick of wax containing a length of string wick which gives light when it burns

• blow at a candle吹熄蜡烛
• blow out a candle吹灭蜡烛
• burn a candle at both ends消耗过多的精力
• burn candles to see by点蜡烛照明
• dip candles(浸烛芯于融蜡中)制造蜡烛
• extinguish candle弄熄蜡烛
• hide one's candle under a bushel不露锋芒
• hold a candle to the devil助纣为虐
• hold a candle to the sun白费精力
• light a candle点燃蜡烛
• put out a candle弄熄蜡烛

• flaring candle闪动的烛光
• flickering candle忽明忽暗的烛光

• beeswax candles蜂蜡制成的蜡烛
• wax candle蜡烛

• candle bomb照明弹
• candle light烛光
• candle stand蜡台架
• candle stick蜡烛台

• a piece of candle一支蜡烛
• flame of a candle蜡烛的火焰

• candle on one's birthday cake插在生日蛋糕上的蜡烛

candle holder烛台

candle light烛光

a lighted candle[诗歌用语]晚会；盛大的宴会

worth the candle[常用于否定句或疑问句]值得，合算，划得来

candle power n. [物理]烛光（国际单位制中的照明单位）

1. He put the candle on the silver candlestick.
   他把蜡烛放在银烛台上。
2. The candle was blown out by the wind.
   蜡烛被风吹灭了。
3. A solitary candle lightened the darkness of the room.
   一支孤烛使黑暗的房间亮了起来。
4. 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。
5. These discoveries are not worth the candle.
   这些发现毫无价值。
6. 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。

1. 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。