英语词汇“not fit to hold a candle to”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

not fit to hold a candle to

释义

candle /kanˈdl/

noun

A block, usu a cylinder, of wax, tallow or the like surrounding a wick, burned to give light
Something resembling this in appearance or function
A photometric unit
(also new candle) candela
(international candle or standard candle) a former unit of luminous intensity
A jet in a gas stove
A luminary (literary)

transitive verb

To test (an egg) for freshness by holding up before a candle or other light

ORIGIN: OE candel, from L candēla, from candēre to glow

canˈdler noun

canˈdleberry noun

The wax myrtle or bayberry (Myrica cerifera), or its fruit

candle bomb noun

A small glass container filled with water, that explodes when placed in a candle flame

canˈdle-coal same as cannel

canˈdle-dipping noun

The method of making candles by dipping instead of moulding

canˈdle-doup see under doup

canˈdle-end noun

The end-piece of a burned-out candle

canˈdlefish noun

See eulachon
A W American fish, Anaplopoma fimbria, cheek-armoured and spiny-finned, the black candlefish

canˈdle-holder noun

A candlestick or candelabrum
A person who holds a candle to provide light for another while working or reading
Hence someone who abets, connives or assists

canˈdlelight noun

The light of a candle
Illumination by candles
The time when candles are lighted, dusk

canˈdle-lighter noun

A person whose job it is to light candles
A spill

canˈdlelit adjective

Lit by candles
Done or performed by the light of candles

canˈdlenut noun

The oil-yielding fruit of a species of a tropical tree (Aleurites mollucana) of the Pacific Islands

canˈdle-paring adjective

Miserly, stingy or parsimonious

canˈdle-power noun

The illuminating power of a source of light
A former name for luminous intensity

canˈdle-snuffer noun

A person or device that snuffs out candles (see snuff²; also figurative)

canˈdlestick noun

A portable stand for a candle, orig a stick or piece of wood

canˈdle-tree noun

A tropical American tree (Parmentiera cerifera) with candle-like pods

canˈdle-waster noun (old slang)

Someone who studies late

canˈdlewick noun

A soft cotton tufted material used for bedspreads, etc
The wick of a candle

canˈdlewood noun

The wood of various West Indian and Mexican resinous trees

burn the candle at both ends

To exhaust oneself by attempting to do too much, usu by going to bed late and getting up early for work

do a candle

Of a parachute, to fail to open out properly

not fit to hold a candle to (derogatory)

Not to be compared with
Very inferior to

sell by the candle (historical)

To offer for sale by auction as long as a small piece of candle burns, the successful bid being the one made just before it goes out

the game is not worth the candle

The thing is not worth the effort or expense required

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