candle

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candle 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 蜡烛

vt. 对着光检查

英文释义

n. stick of wax with a wick in the middle

n. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin

v. examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

candle 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 candle 在自然语境里怎么用：

I arranged everything the way Miranda would have: olives and almonds in small bowls, flickering votive candles.

—— On Losing a Daughter

Next time, try this: Go to another room, light a candle, and place the candle close to you.

—— “My Racing Mind Keeps Me Up at Night; It’ll Be the Death of Me”

Abercrombie was on her front stoop, using the sunlight to candle some eggs.

—— Lidie

It’s as if the candle wax becomes subcutaneous, the skin softened and more graceful but concealing an inner brittleness.

—— “Raphael: Sublime Poetry,” Reviewed: The Met Rescues a Master

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