| 釋義 |
candle /'kaendl; 'kaend|/ n round stick of wax, etc with a wick through it, which is lit to burn with a light-giving flame. 蠟燭。 burn the ~ at both ends, use up too much energy; work very early and very late. 消耗太多的精力; 清晨深夜都在工作; 日夜趕工操勞過度。 can't/is not fit to hold a ~ to, is not to be compared to, is not nearly so good as. 不能與相比; 比不上。 The game is not worth the ~, is more trouble and expense than it is worth. 此事做起來得不償失 (太麻煩，花費太大) 。 ' ~- light n light of ~s: 燭光： reading by ~ light. 在燭光下看書; 秉燭夜讀。 '~-power n unit of light measurement: 燭光 (量光度的單位)： a ten ~-power lamp. 十燭光的燈。 ,■ ~-stick n holder for (usu) a single ~. 燭臺 (通常指僅插一支蠟燭者) 。 |