hold a candle to

/kan-dl/US // ˈkæn dl //UK // (ˈkændəl) //

比得上,比不上,比肩,比得过

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n.名词 noun

1
- : a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- : something resembling a candle in appearance or use.
- : Optics. candela. Also called international candle. a unit of luminous intensity, defined as a fraction of the luminous intensity of a group of 45 carbon-filament lamps: used from 1909 to 1948 as the international standard.a unit of luminous intensity, equal to the luminous intensity of a wax candle of standard specifications: used prior to 1909 as the international standard. Abbreviation: c., c

v.有主动词 verb

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can·dled, can·dling.
- : to examine for freshness, fertility, etc., by holding them up to a bright light.
- : to hold in front of a lighted candle while decanting so as to detect sediment and prevent its being poured off with the wine.

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as intouch

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approach办法,方法,接近,途径 come to来到,来,到,来看 amount数量,数额,金额,量 equal相当于,同样的,相等,相等的 match匹配,比赛,匹配的,搭配 meet满足,遇见,遇到,迎接 parallel平行,平行的,平行线,纬度 rival竞争对手,竞争者,对手,匹敌

Examples

At Celeste, they’ve put out candles and heaters on the outdoor patio, but as it gets colder, it’s likely diners are just going to have to move inside, where the restaurant has expanded into an upstairs space for better distancing.
Customers started messaging Otherland’s Instagram account, asking the company if it still had any holiday-scented candles left.
Here are some of our favorite scented candles available today.
When someone gives you a scented candle, you will think of that person each time you light it.
This is a top-quality variety pack of calming and relaxing scented candles.
Yeah, the “Giant man-puppy” that is Gronkowski won't hold a sexual candle to the blue-eyed dreamboat.
Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.
Alastair Sim had jowls like melting candle wax, a snarl like a cornered cat and eyes cold with contempt.
This candle may just be the perfect stocking stuffer or gift for a dear friend.
And she said, “No, you are on fire,” and my arm had caught on fire from a candle on this mantelpiece.
The faint candle-light glimmered on a ponderous gilded cornice, which had also sustained violence.
Groping to the chimney-place with the aid of his matches, Mr. Collingwood found the candle and lit it.
In a niche in the mud wall was a cheap print of the Madonna, one candle just smouldering out before it.
"I am not Lady Macbeth," said Isabel, with a tremor in her own voice, as she entered and blew out the candle.

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- : something resembling a candle in appearance or use.
- : Optics. candela. Also called international candle. a unit of luminous intensity, defined as a fraction of the luminous intensity of a group of 45 carbon-filament lamps: used from 1909 to 1948 as the international standard.a unit of luminous intensity, equal to the luminous intensity of a wax candle of standard specifications: used prior to 1909 as the international standard. Abbreviation: c., c

v.有主动词 verb

1
can·dled, can·dling.
- : to examine for freshness, fertility, etc., by holding them up to a bright light.
- : to hold in front of a lighted candle while decanting so as to detect sediment and prevent its being poured off with the wine.

Examples

At Celeste, they’ve put out candles and heaters on the outdoor patio, but as it gets colder, it’s likely diners are just going to have to move inside, where the restaurant has expanded into an upstairs space for better distancing.

Customers started messaging Otherland’s Instagram account, asking the company if it still had any holiday-scented candles left.

Here are some of our favorite scented candles available today.

When someone gives you a scented candle, you will think of that person each time you light it.

This is a top-quality variety pack of calming and relaxing scented candles.

Yeah, the “Giant man-puppy” that is Gronkowski won't hold a sexual candle to the blue-eyed dreamboat.

Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.

Alastair Sim had jowls like melting candle wax, a snarl like a cornered cat and eyes cold with contempt.

This candle may just be the perfect stocking stuffer or gift for a dear friend.

And she said, “No, you are on fire,” and my arm had caught on fire from a candle on this mantelpiece.

The faint candle-light glimmered on a ponderous gilded cornice, which had also sustained violence.

Groping to the chimney-place with the aid of his matches, Mr. Collingwood found the candle and lit it.

In a niche in the mud wall was a cheap print of the Madonna, one candle just smouldering out before it.

"I am not Lady Macbeth," said Isabel, with a tremor in her own voice, as she entered and blew out the candle.

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