单词 | candle |
释义 | candlecandle /ˈkændl/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] 1 a round stick of wax with a piece of string through the middle that you burn to produce light2can’t hold a candle to somebody/something informal to be not as good as someone or something else: Today’s singers can’t hold a candle to her. [Origin: 600–700 Latin candela, from candere to shine] → see also burn the candle at both ends at burn1 (14) |
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