candles

candles怎么读

同义词：bougie

candles的意思释义

n.

蜡烛( candle的名词复数 )；

双语释义

[C]蜡烛 a round stick of wax containing a length of string wick which gives light when it burns

英英释义

n.

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

同义词：taperwax 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：candelacdstandard candle

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

candles用法及例句

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

blow at a candle吹熄蜡烛

blow out a candle吹灭蜡烛

burn a candle at both ends消耗过多的精力

burn candles to see by点蜡烛照明

dip candles(浸烛芯于融蜡中)制造蜡烛

extinguish candle弄熄蜡烛

hide one\'s candle under a bushel不露锋芒

hold a candle to the devil助纣为虐

hold a candle to the sun白费精力

light a candle点燃蜡烛

put out a candle弄熄蜡烛

形容词+～

flaring candle闪动的烛光

flickering candle忽明忽暗的烛光

名词+～

beeswax candles蜂蜡制成的蜡烛

wax candle蜡烛

～+名词

candle bomb照明弹

candle light烛光

candle stand蜡台架

candle stick蜡烛台

介词+～

a piece of candle一支蜡烛

flame of a candle蜡烛的火焰

～+介词

candle on one\'s birthday cake插在生日蛋糕上的蜡烛

词组短语

candle holder烛台

candle light烛光

a lighted candle[诗歌用语]晚会；盛大的宴会

worth the candle[常用于否定句或疑问句]值得，合算，划得来

candle power n. [物理]烛光（国际单位制中的照明单位）

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

He put the candle on the silver candlestick.

他把蜡烛放在银烛台上。

The candle was blown out by the wind.

蜡烛被风吹灭了。

A solitary candle lightened the darkness of the room.

一支孤烛使黑暗的房间亮了起来。

She is pretty good, but she can\'t hold a candle to her mother.

她相当不错，但还不能与他母亲相比。

These discoveries are not worth the candle.

这些发现毫无价值。

If you go on burning the candle at both ends, you will be ill.

你如果再这样起早贪黑地干活，你会病倒的。

用作及物动词(vt.)

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，我们较好将鸡蛋一一对着光检查一遍。

例句参考

VEGETABLE FAT-BASED CANDLES

Stellar Candles for the Extragalactic Distance Scale

Type IA supernovae as standard candles

Brightest cluster galaxies as standard candles

Planetary nebulae as standard candles. I - Evolutionary models

Planetary nebulae as standard candles. II - The calibration in M31 and its companions

Photospheric radius expansion X-ray bursts as standard candles

Planetary Nebulae as Standard Candles. XII. Connecting the Population I and Population II Distance Scales

The planetary nebula system and dynamics of NGC 5128. I - Planetary nebulae as standard candles