candle
candle
noun
be unable to hold a candle to
candler
noun
语源
noun
- a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick which is lit to produce light as it burns
蜡烛 - (亦作 international candle)(Physics)a unit of luminous intensity, superseded by the candela
(物理)旧烛光，国际烛光（发光强度单位，已被新烛光［坎德拉］所取代）
- [with obj.](常作 be candled)(of a poultry breeder) test (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding it to the light
（家禽饲养者）对光检查（鸡蛋）新鲜度（或孵化能力）
be unable to hold a candle to
- (informal)be not nearly as good as
(非正式)比不上，与…不能相比
nobody in the final could hold a candle to her.
参加决赛的人中没人能比得上她。
- the potential advantages to be gained from doing something do not justify the cost or trouble involved
不值得做；得不偿失
candler
noun
语源
- Old English candel, from Latin candela, from candere 'be white or glisten'
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- bronchiole n.细支气管
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