| 词汇 | candlestick |
| 释义 | candlestick noun[ C ] uk /ˈkæn.dəl.stɪk/ us /ˈkæn.dəl.stɪk/ an object that holds a candle烛台（或架） eyewave/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Lighting & light fittings in the home candelabra candle 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 Candles beyond number were held in branches of candlesticks. On high pedestals at head and foot of her magnificent couch the pale flames rose from tarnished golden candlesticks. On it stood a round wooden clock and a pair of wooden candlesticks. She shielded it carefully with her hand from the door draught, and succeeded in lighting a candle in one of a pair of brass candlesticks which stood on the shelf. Shortly after nine o'clock the innkeeper entered the room with a candlestick, which he placed on the table. candlestick | American Dictionarycandlestick noun[ C ] us/ˈkæn·dəlˌstɪk/ a tall base for a candle: The silver candlesticks gleamed on the table. Examples of candlestickcandlestick Others were probably present, for example the hebdomadary acolyte who at the end brought the candlesticks and extinguished candles from the altar in the baptistery back to the treasury. Are they to be kept as an absolute shell, or will there be some brass candlesticks, crosses and lamps in them? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have the baker, so presumably the next one was the candlestick maker. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I remember seeing two enormous candlesticks, about 4 ft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He then started to blame the butcher, the baker and the candlestick-maker for the lack of justice being done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In short, people simply collected the money to give away to the landlord, the grocer, the baker, the candlestick-maker and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not like the railway pensions fund, which owns pictures, candlesticks and all kinds of things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The other consistent thread has been the remorseless pursuit of the short term, whether it be office blocks, oil paintings or gold candlesticks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I inquired why there were lovely supermarkets but no greengrocer, no butcher, no baker, not even a candlestick maker. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rule will affect the butcher, the baker and the candlestick-maker in all our communities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We want to do away with the present possibility of an undertaker or candlestick-maker calling himself an architect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One offered the vicar two large golden candlesticks to go on the altar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now everyone, including grocers, candlestick-makers and so on, has clients; they no longer have customers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One wonders whether it also includes a candlestick maker and a butcher. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are all butchers, bakers or candlestick makers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. |
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