请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 candelabra
释义
candelabracan‧de‧la‧bra /ˌkændəˈlɑːbrə/ (also can‧de‧la‧brum /-ˈlɑːbrəm/) noun (plural candelabra) [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcandelabra
Origin:
1800-1900 Latin plural of candelabrum, from candela; CANDLE
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Every few feet were huge eight-branched candelabra, each with its own beeswax candles.
  • He remembered the tall thin red ones Zoe used to put in the silver candelabra when she was entertaining.
  • It was the tallest tree, and June and July saw its waxy flowers bold as a candelabra.
  • Multi-bracketed candelabra placed along the centre helped the sconce torches to bathe the room in light.
  • Price's candles to fill the candelabra are kept with the dry stores in the cellars.
  • She'd covered the table with a snow-white cloth, and she lit a seven branched olive candelabra.
  • So she brings in a whole candelabra and balances it on the floor.
  • There they encountered nine round tables for eight, decorated with gold candelabra and muted pastel flowers.
a decorative object which holds several candles or lamps
随便看

 

英语词典包含52748条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/10 6:58:10