【candle】 - A-level备考词汇

candle

UK:  ['kænd(ə)l]

US:  ['kænd(ə)l]

复数：candles  现在分词：candling  过去分词：candled  

n.

1.蜡烛状物

2.蜡烛

3.〔技〕火花塞,电嘴,电极座

4.〔物〕坎德拉

5.松类顶芽

6.特技飞行

7.烟火

8.【物理学】烛光〔光强度单位〕

v.

1.用亮光检查(鸡蛋的)好坏

2.对着光检查

3.用透光法检查

1 . Here comes a candle to light you to bed, here comes a chopper to chop off your head.
蜡烛点燃时你该上床睡觉去，当心刀斧要你的命。

2 . He says the 'candle cut' is an old tradition which has lost out to scissors over the years, reports Asian Age.
他说，烛焰理发是一种古老的传统，但许多年前就被发剪取代了。

3 . Master craftsman Segolene Royal tops out his candle-powered carousel windmill in a bottle at his workshop in Germany.
德国手工艺大师罗伊在精心制作“玻璃瓶中的烛光宴会”风车。

4 . I can be a candle in the darkness if I open my eyes and think a little.
只要我擦亮眼睛仔细思考，我会是为黑暗中的蜡烛呢。

5 . It's like trying to see a candle against the beam of a searchlight, but they could only be glimpsed if you were hovering near the clouds.
寻找它们就像在探照灯的光线中寻找烛光一样，但只有在云层附近飞翔时才能瞥见它们的踪影。