名詞 candle:

1. stick of wax with a wick in the middle
   同義詞：taper, wax light
2. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
   同義詞：candela, cd, standard candle

動(dòng)詞 candle:

1. examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

1. A solitary candle lightened the darkness of the room.
   一支孤?tīng)T使黑暗的房間亮了起來(lái)。
2. He put the candle on the silver candlestick.
   他把蠟燭放在銀燭臺(tái)上。
3. He lit up a wax candle.
   他點(diǎn)燃了一支蠟燭。
4. She is pretty good, but she can't hold a candle to her mother.
   她相當(dāng)不錯(cuò)，但還不能與他母親相比。
5. We lit the candle and the candle lit the room.
   我們點(diǎn)燃了蠟燭，蠟燭照亮了房間。
6. These discoveries are not worth the candle.
   這些發(fā)現(xiàn)毫無(wú)價(jià)值。
7. If you go on burning the candle at both ends, you will be ill.
   你如果再這樣起早貪黑地干活，你會(huì)病倒的。

can.dle

n.（名詞）

A solid, usually cylindrical mass of tallow, wax, or other fatty substance with an axially embedded wick that is burned to provide light.
蠟燭：通常是由動(dòng)物油脂、蠟或其它脂肪物質(zhì)構(gòu)成的固態(tài)柱狀物體，軸心中有燭繩，被點(diǎn)燃以照明
Something resembling this object in shape or use.
燭形物：在形狀或用途上類(lèi)似這種物體的事物
Abbr. cPhysics
縮寫(xiě) c【物理學(xué)】
An obsolete unit of luminous intensity, originally defined in terms of a wax candle with standard composition and equal to .02 candelas.Also called international candle
國(guó)際燭光：一種舊式亮度單位，原來(lái)以一根有標(biāo)準(zhǔn)構(gòu)成的蠟燭來(lái)定義，等于.02坎德拉也作 international candle
See candela
參見(jiàn) candela
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
can.dled,can.dling,can.dles
To examine (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding it before a bright light.
對(duì)光檢查：把（一只雞蛋）置于一個(gè)明亮的光源前以檢查它的新鮮程度或受精狀況

來(lái)源：
Middle English candel
中古英語(yǔ) candel
from Old English
源自 古英語(yǔ)
and from Anglo-Norman candele
并源自 英法語(yǔ) candele
both from Latin candôla
都源自 拉丁語(yǔ) candôla
from candôre [to shine] * see kand-
源自 candôre [閃耀] *參見(jiàn) kand-

【引伸】
can.dler
n.（名詞）