candle
/ˈkændl/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
蜡烛
释义与例句
n.
蜡烛
a round stick of wax with a string through the middle that is burned to give light
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She lit a candle to brighten the room.
她点燃了一支蜡烛照亮房间。
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We put candles on the birthday cake.
我们在生日蛋糕上插了蜡烛。
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The power went out, so we used candles.
停电了,所以我们用蜡烛。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
习语 burn the candle at both ends 比喻“过度劳累、过分消耗精力”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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candlelight 烛光名词,指蜡烛发出的光,常用于浪漫氛围,如 dinner by candlelight。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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candy 糖果candle 是“蜡烛”,candy 是“糖果”;拼写只差一个字母,发音也相近,注意区分。The children chose candy rather than fruit after the candlelit dinner. 烛光晚餐后,孩子们选择了糖果而不是水果。
常见搭配
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light a candle 点燃蜡烛She lit a candle and said a prayer. 她点燃了一支蜡烛并祈祷。
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candlelight dinner 烛光晚餐They enjoyed a romantic candlelight dinner. 他们享用了一顿浪漫的烛光晚餐。
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burn the candle at both ends 过度劳累;过分消耗精力If you burn the candle at both ends, you'll get sick. 如果你过分消耗精力,就会生病。