| 词汇 | candle |
| 释义 | candle noun[ C ] uk /ˈkæn.dəl/ us /ˈkæn.dəl/ B1 a stick-shaped piece of wax with a wick (= piece of string) in the middle of it that produces light as it slowly burns: 蜡烛 Shall I light a candle?我点支蜡烛好吗？ opulent-images/E+/GettyImages I felt a cold draft and the candle started to flicker.我感到一阵冷风袭来，烛光开始摇曳起来。 My jumper started to singe when I leaned over a burning candle. She watched the wax as it dripped down the side of the candle.她注视着蜡从蜡烛边缘滴落下来。 Lighting & light fittings in the home candelabra candlestick candlewick chandelier Chinese lantern head torch headlamp hurricane lamp lamp lampshade nightlight penlight pillar candle rope light SAD lamp taper tea light tiki torch unlit uplighter candle | American Dictionarycandle noun[ C ] us/ˈkæn·dəl/ a piece of wax shaped like a stick with a wick (= string) in the middle that burns slowly, giving off light Examples of candlecandle Yet if the candle is extinguished, the same region looks white. These splendid ceremonies were often performed at night, under the light of torches and candles. Firstly the diesel generator broke down, leaving them with no electric light, only oil lamps and candles, and without radio communication. For example, the children were presented with a red and blue candle and a red and blue car. To prevent respiratory movement of the brain during recording sessions, the craniotomy was filled with agar (3% in saline) and sealed with candle wax. After a longish pause, the burning candle, which he holds close to his chest, slips from his hands. This suggests that, as the target word unfolds in real time, both "candle" and "candy" are activated in parallel during monolingual language processing. On this should be placed white linens, a glass of water, a monstrance, and candles. In 1582, for example, the candlemakers stated that some butchers had kept animal fat for themselves and had begun producing candles. She gives the example of not leaving a room with a candle burning. Unlike the headlamp, the candle is independent of the tortoise's current behaviour pattern. While a robot finds a candle-flame, it will approach the candle step by step to avoid colliding with it. By 1900 many ' ritualist ' adjuncts to worship - candles lighted on the altar, the eastward position, mixed chalice, surpliced choir - were widely accepted in the parishes. The history of public lighting-discussions of the oils, candles, and gas lamps used prior to the establishment of electricity-is especially important. Chapter 4 turns to clothing, tobacco paper, printing, and articles of daily use including straw goods, candles, and writing brushes. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withcandlecandleThese are words often used in combination with candle. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. burning candle After a longish pause, the burningcandle, which he holds close to his chest, slips from his hands. lighted candle You are going about a powder mine with a lightedcandle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 lit candle You'd put the end of the stick into the flame of a litcandle, then light a new one of your choice. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with candle |
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