candle

释义

n.蜡烛

词态变化

复数 :   candles ;

实用场景例句

Her cooking can't hold a candle to Julia Child's.

她的厨艺无法与茱莉亚·柴尔德相提并论。

金山词霸

The dim bedroom was illuminated by a flickering candle.

昏暗的卧室被一支摇曳的蜡烛照亮。

金山词霸

Fashionable young ladies today can't hold a candle to the breathtaking beauties from the 1950s.

如今时髦的年轻女子根本无法与上世纪50年代那些令人屏息的美人相媲美。

金山词霸

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.

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A hinged tray folds out to hold a candle.

一个铰链的盘子突出来形成烛台.

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The wind blew out the candle.

风吹灭了蜡烛.

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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.

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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》

She closed the curtain and placed a candle on the table.

她关上窗帘，把蜡烛放在桌上。

金山词霸

Tenzin blew out the candle.

丹津吹灭了蜡烛。

金山词霸

The tramp lit the candle with a shaky hand from his coat pocket.

流浪汉用颤抖的手从外套口袋里点燃了蜡烛。

金山词霸

She uses the pretence of blowing out a candle to evade his notice and quickly disappears.

她假装吹灭蜡烛以避开他的注意，然后迅速消失了。

金山词霸

The flickering candle cast his eerie shadow across the ancient walls.

摇曳的烛光将他诡异的影子投在古老的墙上。

金山词霸

The candle flickered softly in the gentle breeze.

这根蜡烛在微风中轻轻摇曳。

金山词霸

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 C

In 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 C

The 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 C

While 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 C

Parts 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

Noun

1. stick of wax with a wick in the middle

2. 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

Verb

1. examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light