| 释义 |
can·dle /ˈkændl/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 蜡烛
blow out the candles on the birthday cake 吹熄生日蛋糕上的蜡烛
It is better to light a candle than curse the dark. 点上支蜡烛总比咒骂黑暗好。(意指积极努力总比怨天尤人好)
2. 烛形物；用作蜡烛的东西
3. 【物】坎(德拉)，(新)烛光(发光强度单位) (= candela); 旧烛光(即国际烛光，= international candle); 标准烛光 (= standard candle)
II vt.
对光检查(如检查蛋是否新鲜等)
Every egg is candled to assure quality. 为保证质量，每只蛋都对着光检查过。
[OE < L candēla < candēre to be white, glitter] phr. burn the candle at both ends 在多方面过分迅猛地消耗精力 (或资财) by the candle 以燃蜡烛定时限 hide one's candle under a bushel 不露锋芒； 韬光养晦 hold a candle to [一般用于否定句]与…媲美 The cake from the bakery can't hold a candle to the one Grandmother made. 店里买来的糕饼跟祖母做的没法相比。There's no one in the business who can hold a candle to him. 在这一行业里没人能比得上他。hold a candle to the devil 助纣为虐，为虎作伥 hold a candle to the sun 多此一举，白费劲 sell by inch of candle (拍卖时)在一小段蜡烛燃尽时拍板 worth the candle [一般用于否定或疑问句]值得，划得来，合算 It raises the question whether the game is worth the candle. 这就引起了问题，那件事是否值得做。 |