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单词 the game is not worth the candle
释义

candle /kanˈdl/

noun
  1. A block, usu a cylinder, of wax, tallow or the like surrounding a wick, burned to give light
  2. Something resembling this in appearance or function
  3. A photometric unit
  4. (also new candle) candela
  5. (international candle or standard candle) a former unit of luminous intensity
  6. A jet in a gas stove
  7. 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

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

canˈdle-holder noun

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

canˈdlelight noun

  1. The light of a candle
  2. Illumination by candles
  3. The time when candles are lighted, dusk

canˈdle-lighter noun

  1. A person whose job it is to light candles
  2. A spill

canˈdlelit adjective

  1. Lit by candles
  2. 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

  1. The illuminating power of a source of light
  2. 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

  1. A soft cotton tufted material used for bedspreads, etc
  2. 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)

  1. Not to be compared with
  2. 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

game1 /gām/

noun
  1. A sport of any kind
  2. (in pl) (an event consisting of competitions in) athletic sports
  3. A contest for recreation
  4. A competitive amusement played according to a system of rules
  5. The state of a game
  6. Manner of playing a game
  7. Form in playing
  8. The requisite number of points to be gained to win a game
  9. A bout or contest in a series
  10. A spell or set period of playing a game
  11. A bit of fun, a jest
  12. Any object of pursuit
  13. A scheme or method of seeking an end, or the policy that would be most likely to attain it
  14. Business, activity, operation
  15. Fighting spirit (archaic)
  16. Gallantry (Shakespeare)
  17. (usu with the) prostitution (slang)
  18. (with the) thieving (slang)
  19. The spoil of the chase
  20. Wild animals hunted for sport
  21. The flesh of such animals
  22. A flock of swans (formerly of other animals) kept for pleasure
adjective
  1. Of or belonging to animals hunted as game
  2. Having the spirit of a fighting cock (informal)
  3. Plucky, courageous (informal)
  4. Having the necessary spirit and willingness for some act (informal)
intransitive verb
  1. To gamble
  2. To play a computer game
ORIGIN: OE gamen play; ON gaman, Dan gammen

gameˈly adverb

gameˈness noun

gamˈer noun

  1. A person who plays games
  2. A dedicated player of computer games
  3. An enthusiastic and persistent competitor (US)

gameˈsome adjective

Playful

gameˈsomeness noun

gameˈster noun

  1. A gambler
  2. A lewd person (Shakespeare)
  3. A spirited, playful person (obsolete)

gameˈsy adjective

Keen on sports

gāˈminess, gāˈmyness or gāˈmeyness noun

The condition or quality of being gamy

gamˈing noun

gāˈmy or gāˈmey adjective

  1. Having the flavour of game, esp after being kept for a long time
  2. Savouring of scandal, sensational
  3. Spirited, plucky, lively (informal)

game bag noun

A bag for holding a hunter's game

game ball see game point below.

game bird noun

A bird hunted for sport

Game Boy® noun

A hand-held battery-operated device for playing computer games

game call noun (bridge)

A bid (and contract) which, if successful, will win a game

game-changer noun

game-changing adjective

Bringing about a significant new development

gameˈ-chicken or gameˈcock noun

A cock of a breed trained to fight, a fighting cock

game chips plural noun

Thinly cut (usu disc-shaped) potato chips served with game

gameˈ-dealer noun

game face noun (informal)

A serious, businesslike expression, esp in the phrase have one's game face on

game fish noun

Any freshwater fish of the salmon family except the grayling (cf coarse fish)

game fishing noun

gameˈkeeper noun

A person who looks after game on an estate, etc (also figurative)

game laws plural noun

Laws relating to the protection of game

game licence noun

A licence to kill, or to sell, game

game plan noun

  1. The strategy or tactics used by a football team, etc
  2. Any carefully devised strategy

gameˈplay noun

(in computer games) the techniques or manner of playing a particular game, as opposed to its graphics, sound effects, etc

game point or game ball noun

The stage at which the next point wins the game

game preserve noun

A tract of land stocked with game preserved for sport or with protected wild animals

game preserver noun

A person who preserves game on his or her land

game show noun

A television show with contestants competing for prizes

gamesˈmanship noun (facetious; title of humorous book by Stephen Potter, 1947)

The art of winning games or, generally, of scoring points by talk or conduct aimed at putting one's opponent off

game tenant noun

A person who rents the right to shoot or fish over a particular area

game theory or games theory noun (mathematics)

The theory concerned with analysing the choices and strategies available in a game or eg business conflict in order to choose the optimum course of action (used eg in training and selection procedures)

game warden noun

A person who looks after game, esp in a game preserve

gaming contract noun

A wager upon any game (eg a horse race or football match)

gaming house noun

A gambling house

gamˈing-table noun

A table used for gambling

ahead of the game

In a more advanced or advantageous position than expected

big game

The larger animals hunted

die game

To keep up courage to the last

give the game away

  1. To disclose a secret
  2. To give up, abandon (a game or contest) (Aust)

have a game with or make game of

To make sport of, to ridicule

off one's game

Playing badly

on one's game

Playing well

on the game (informal)

Working as a prostitute

play a waiting game see under wait1

play games with

To amuse oneself by causing inconvenience to (someone)

play the game

To act in a fair, honourable, straightforward manner

red game

Grouse

round game

A game, eg at cards, in which the number of players is not fixed

the game is not worth the candle see under candle

the game is up

The scheme has failed, all is revealed
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