candle 详细解释

candle

['kændl]

n.蜡烛, 烛形物
vt.对光检查

n.

1. 蜡烛[C]

He blew out the candle and went to bed.

他吹熄蜡烛, 上床睡觉。

2. 烛形物[C]

3. 烛光[U]

vt.

对光检查(蛋等)

We candled the eggs to assure quality.

为保证质量, 我们对着光检查了蛋。

词形变化

名词: candler | 动词过去式: candled | 动词过去分词: candled | 动词现在分词: candling | 动词第三人称单数: candles |

词义辨析

同义:

n.蜡烛, 火焰

taper  tallow light  rush light  bougie  dip  vigil light  torch  flambeau  flare  flame  

同义参见:

lamp  

英英释义

名词 candle:

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

同义词:taper, wax light

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

同义词:candela, cd, standard candle

动词 candle:

examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

补充

candlecandle英:[ˈkændl] 美:[ˈkændl]n.1.蜡烛The candle grew down until only an inch was left.蜡烛越烧越短, 最后只剩下一英寸。

例句

1. I blew out my candle and went to sleep.我吹熄了蜡烛然后睡觉了。 2. The bedroom was lit by a single candle.卧室由一根蜡烛照明。 3. Make sure you don't burn the candle at both ends too often.一定不要经常起早贪黑地工作。 4. Illness always strikes when you are feeling low or when you have been burning the candle at both ends.人情绪低落或者总是起早贪黑工作时总会生病。 5. We made so little money that the game was not worth the candle.我们赚的钱太少, 这事不划算。 6. Your dog doesn't hold a candle to mine.你的狗比我的狗差远了。 7. Girls today can't hold a candle to the beauties of the Fifties.如今的女孩子根本不能和50年代的美女相提并论。 8. Eggs were candled daily.每天都进行照蛋。 9. 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。 10. nobody in the final could hold a candle to her.参加决赛的人中没人能比得上她。 11. to light/blow out a candle点燃╱吹灭蜡烛 12. The new movie doesn't hold a candle to [=it is not as good as] the original version.这部新电影无法与其原版本媲美。 13. The car is so old that replacing the engine is not worth the candle. [=the effort isn't worth the cost]这辆车这么旧了,换发动机不值。