Candle

['kænd(ə)l] or ['kændl]

解释:

(noun.) stick of wax with a wick in the middle.

(noun.) 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.

(verb.) examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light.

录入:赖安--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light.

(n.) That which gives light; a luminary.

校对:梅雷迪思

解释:

n. wax tallow or other like substance surrounding a wick: a light.—ns. Can′dle-berr′y the wax-myrtle also its fruit: the fruit of Aleurites triloba the candle-berry tree; Can′dle-bomb a small glass bomb filled with water exploding on being held in a candle-flame; Can′dle-coal (same as Cannel-coal); Can′dle-dip′ping the method of making candles by dipping instead of moulding; Can′dle-end the end-piece of a burnt-out candle; Can′dle-fish the eulachon a deep-sea fish of the smelt family found along the north-west coast of America producing eulachon oil: another West American fish resembling a pollock—the black candle-fish or horse-mackerel; Can′dle-hold′er one who holds a candle to another while working—hence one who renders another slight assistance or humours him; Can′dle-light the light of a candle illumination by means of candles: the time when candles are lighted; Can′dle-light′er one whose business is to light the candles: a spill; Can′dle-pow′er the illuminating power of a standard sperm candle—a unit of luminosity; Can′dlestick an instrument for holding a candle originally a stick or piece of wood; Can′dle-wast′er one who studies late; Can′dle-wood the wood of various West Indian and Mexican resinous trees.—Burn the candle at both ends to waste in two directions at once.—Not fit to hold a candle to not fit even to be some one's inferior not to be compared with.—Sell by the candle to offer for sale as long as a small piece of candle burns the bid made just before it goes out being successful.—The game is not worth the candle the thing is not worth the labour or expense of it.

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娱乐性解释:

To see them burning with a clear and steady flame, denotes the constancy of those about you and a well-grounded fortune. For a maiden to dream that she is molding candles, denotes that she will have an unexpected offer of marriage and a pleasant visit to distant relatives. If she is lighting a candle, she will meet her lover clandestinely because of parental objections. To see a candle wasting in a draught, enemies are circulating detrimental reports about you. To snuff a candle, portends sorowful{sic} news. Friends are dead or in distressful straits.

校对:雷明顿

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录入:维维恩

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