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- a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick which is lit to produce light as it burns蜡烛。
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- （亦作international candle）Physics a unit of luminous intensity, superseded by the candela【物理】旧烛光, 国际烛光（发光强度单位, 已被新烛光［坎德拉］所取代）。
with obj.(常作be candled)
- (of a poultry breeder) test (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding it to the light（家禽饲养者）对光检查（蛋）新鲜度（或孵化能力）。
短语
be unable to hold a candle to
- informal be not nearly as good as〈非正式〉比不上, 与…不能相比：
nobody in the final could hold a candle to her.
参加决赛的人中没人能比得上她。
（the game's） not worth the candle
- the potential advantages to be gained from doing something do not justify the cost or trouble involved不值得做; 得不偿失。
派生词
candler
noun词源
Old English candel, from Latin candela, from candere 'be white or glisten'.