candles

英 [ˈkændlz]

美 [ˈkændəlz]

n.  蜡烛
candle的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 蜡烛
  Acandleis 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.
  1. The bedroom was lit by a single candle.
     卧室里只点了一支蜡烛。
• 一根蜡烛两头烧;起早摸黑地干;过度耗费精力
  If youburn 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.
• PHRASE 远不如;比…逊色许多
  If you say that one person or thingcan't hold a candle toanother, you meant that the first person or thing is not nearly as good as the second.
  1. 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。
• 不值得;划不来
  If you say thatthe game is not worth the candle, you mean that something is not worth the trouble or effort needed to achieve or obtain it.

双语例句

• 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。
• Helen: We lit candles on the cake.
  海伦：我们焚烧了蛋糕上的诞辰蜡烛。
• 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。
• I took out some candles and lighted up.
  我拿出一些蜡烛，并点燃了。
• He blew out the candles on the cake.
  他吹熄了蛋糕上的蜡烛。
• Can you blow out these candles? Of course I can.
  你能吹灭这些蜡烛吗？当然我可以。
• Then we bought a big nice cake, some candles and much good food.
  然后我们买了一个漂亮的大蛋糕，一些蜡烛和很多美食。
• I made a silent wish, and then I blew the candles out in one breath.
  我默默许了个愿，然后一口气吹灭了蜡烛。
• 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。
• We lighted the candles, sang "Happy Birthday".
  我们点燃了蜡烛，唱着“生日快乐歌”。