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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
candle
can‧dle S3 /ˈkændl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [Date: 600-700; Language: Latin; Origin: candela, from candere; ⇨ ↑candid] 1. a stick of ↑wax with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light 2. can’t hold a candle to somebody/something informal if something or someone cannot hold a candle to something or someone else, they are not as good as the other thing or person: No other singer can hold a candle to her. ⇨ burn the candle at both ends at ↑burn1(19) • • • COLLOCATIONS verbs ▪ light a candle She lit a candle in the church. ▪ blow out a candle Can you blow out all the candles on your birthday cake? ▪ a candle burns (=is giving out light) The house was dark except for one candle burning in a window. ▪ a candle flickers (=the flame moves in an unsteady way) As the door opened, the candles flickered unsteadily. ▪ a candle goes out A sudden draught made the candles go out. adjectives ▪ a lighted candle A procession moved through the village carrying lighted candles. ▪ a flickering candle (=with the flame moving unsteadily) The church was full of flickering white candles. candle + NOUN ▪ a candle flame The candle flame flickered. • • • THESAURUS ▪ light something that produces light, especially electric light, to help you to see: She switched the kitchen light on. | The lights in the house were all off. ▪ lamp an object that produces light by using electricity, oil, or gas - often used in names of lights: a bedside lamp | a street lamp | a desk lamp | a table lamp | an old oil lamp | a paraffin lamp ▪ lantern a lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides that surrounds a flame or light: The miners used lanterns which were lit by candles. ▪ torch British English, flashlight American English a small electric lamp that you carry in your hand: We shone our torches around the cavern. ▪ candle a stick of wax with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light: The restaurant was lit by candles. ▪ bulb the glass part of an electric light, that the light shines from: a 100 watt bulb | an energy-saving light bulb
c\\candlehu candle A candle is a stick of wax with a wick that can burn. | | | | | ◎ | ['kændl] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | cây nến | | 〆 | to burn the candle at both ends | | ✓ | (xem) burn | | 〆 | can't hold a candle to somebody/something | | ✓ | không đáng so sánh với ai/cái gì; kém xa ai/cái gì | | ☆ | she writes quite amusing stories but she can't hold a candle to the serious novelists | | cô ta viết truyện vui nhưng vẫn kém xa các nhà tiểu thuyết nghiêm túc | | 〆 | the game is not worth the candle | | ✓ | (xem) game | | 〆 | when candles are out, all cats are grey | | ✓ | (tục ngữ) tắt đèn nhà ngói cũng như nhà tranh | ※ | ngoại động từ | | ■ | soi (trứng) |
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