candles
英 [ˈkændlz]
美 [ˈkændəlz]
n. 蜡烛
candle的复数
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.- The bedroom was lit by a single candle.
卧室里只点了一支蜡烛。
- The bedroom was lit by a single candle.
- 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.- 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。
- Girls today can't hold a candle to the beauties of the Fifties.
- 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”。