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candle
常考释义
If you hear ‘can’, you will likely activate words like ‘candy’ and ‘candle’ as well, at least during the earlier stages of word recognition.
如果听“can”这个单词，你还有可能激活“candy” 和“candle”这样的词，至少在早期单词识别阶段是这样的。
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Your dog doesn't hold a candle to mine.
你的狗比我的狗差远了。
Girls today can't hold a candle to the beauties of the Fifties.
如今的女孩子根本不能和50年代的美女相提并论。
n. the game is not worth the candle：做事不划算；得不偿失
We made so little money that the game was not worth the candle.
我们赚的钱太少，这事不划算。
n. to burn the candle at both ends：起早贪黑地劳累；过分地消耗精力
Make sure you don't burn the candle at both ends too often.
一定不要经常起早贪黑地工作。
Illness always strikes when you are feeling low or when you have been burning the candle at both ends.
人情绪低落或者总是起早贪黑工作时总会生病。
n. 蜡烛
I blew out my candle and went to sleep.
我吹熄了蜡烛然后睡觉了。
The bedroom was lit by a single candle.
卧室由一根蜡烛照明。
vt. 对光检查（鸡蛋）【牧】
Eggs were candled daily.
每天都进行照蛋。
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