can‧dle S3 / kændl / 名词 [可数名词]
1 a stick of wax with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light
2 can’t hold a candle to somebody/something informal if something or someone cannot hold a candle to something or someone else, they are not as good as the other thing or person :
No other singer can hold a candle to her.
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COLLOCATIONS
动词
light a candle She lit a candle in the church.
blow out a candle Can you blow out all the candles on your birthday cake?
a candle burns (= is giving out light ) The house was dark except for one candle burning in a window.
a candle flickers (= the flame moves in an unsteady way ) As the door opened, the candles flickered unsteadily.
a candle goes out A sudden draught made the candles go out.
形容词
a lighted candle A procession moved through the village carrying lighted candles.
a flickering candle (= with the flame moving unsteadily ) The church was full of flickering white candles.
candle + NOUN
a candle flame The candle flame flickered.
THESAURUS
light something that produces light, especially electric light, to help you to see : She switched the kitchen light on. | The lights in the house were all off.
lamp an object that produces light by using electricity, oil, or gas - often used in names of lights : a bedside lamp | a street lamp | a desk lamp | a table lamp | an old oil lamp | a paraffin lamp
lantern a lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides that surrounds a flame or light : The miners used lanterns which were lit by candles.
torch British English , flashlight American English a small electric lamp that you carry in your hand : We shone our torches around the cavern.
candle a stick of wax with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light : The restaurant was lit by candles.
bulb the glass part of an electric light, that the light shines from : a 100 watt bulb | an energy-saving light bulb