candle英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

— light a candle
The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela. obsolete
A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous.
Indicates how high or low church something is by height on the candle. idiomatic

— That vicar used to be an evangelical, but she's crept up the candle in recent years.

动词 v.

To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source. transitive
To dry (greenware) prior to the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware. transitive
To check (an item, such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye. transitive

词形变化

candles plural candles present,singular,third-person candling participle,present candled participle,past candled past

词汇关系

衍生词

Advent candle better to light a candle than to curse the darkness …a single candle… …one candle… …one small candle… burn one's candle at both ends …the candle… bush candle candle auction candlebark candleberry candlebomb candle bush candle chart candle coal candle dance candle-end candlefish candleflame candleglow candle holder candleholder candle in the wind candleless candle light candlelight candle-light candlelighted candlelighter candlelighting candlelight vigil candlelike candlelit candle magick candlemaker candlemaking Candlemas candlenut candlepin candle power candlepower candler candle salad candle-shade candleshine candle snuffer candlestand candlestick candlestub candle-stub candle tree candlewaster candle-waster candle-wasting candle wax candlewax candlewick candle-wick candle-wood candlewood candleworks candlewright composite candle corpse candle courting candle cube candle death candle decimal candle desert candle devil's candle dip candle dipped candle ear candle Easter candle electric candle fetch candle foot candle foot-candle grave candle Hefner candle hold a candle hold a candle for ice candle international candle mineral candle new candle not worth the candle Our Lord's candle oxygen candle paschal candle pillar candle Roman candle rush candle sell by the candle standard candle sulfur candle sulphur candle sun candle taper candle tea candle the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long the game is not worth the candle time candle votive candle wax-candle Yablochkov candle yahrzeit candle

词源

词源 1

From Middle English candel, from Old English candel (“candle”), borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”), from Latin candeō (“be white, bright, shining”, verb); see candid. Doublet of candela and chandelle.

词源 2

From Middle English candel, from Old English candel (“candle”), borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”), from Latin candeō (“be white, bright, shining”, verb); see candid. Doublet of candela and chandelle.