candlecan•dle /'kændl/

n C

1. 蜡烛

• blow out a candle 吹灭蜡烛

2. 烛形物；用作蜡烛的东西

词组burn the candle at both ends 滥耗精力(或资财) hide one's candle under a bushel 不露锋芒；韬光养晦 hold a candle to (一般用于否定句)与…媲美

• No one in our class can hold a candle to him. 在我们班没人能和他相比。

worth the candle 值得；划的来

• I wondered whether the plan was worth the candle. 我不知道那个计划是否值得一做。