| 单词 | candle |
| 释义 | candle —candler, n. /kan"dl/, n. , v. , candled, candling. n. 1. a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light. 2. something resembling a candle in appearance or use. 3. Optics. a. (formerly) candela. b. Also called international candle. a unit of luminous intensity, defined as a fraction of the luminous intensity of a group of 45 carbon-filament lamps: used from 1909 to 1948 as the international standard. c. a unit of luminous intensity, equal to the luminous intensity of a wax candle of standard specifications: used prior to 1909 as the international standard. Abbr.: c., c 4. burn the candle at both ends. See burn (def. 43). 5. hold a candle to, to compare favorably with (usually used in the negative): She's smart, but she can't hold a candle to her sister. 6. worth the candle, worth the trouble or effort involved (usually used in the negative): Trying to win them over to your viewpoint is not worth the candle. v.t. 7. to examine (eggs) for freshness, fertility, etc., by holding them up to a bright light. 8. to hold (a bottle of wine) in front of a lighted candle while decanting so as to detect sediment and prevent its being poured off with the wine. [bef. 900; ME, OE candel < L candela, equiv. to cand(ere) to shine + -ela deverbal n. suffix; see CANDID] |
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