英语释义
1. a usually molded or dipped mass of wax or tallow containing a wick that may be burned (as to give light, heat, or scent or for celebration or votive purposes)
2. something resembling a candle in shape or use
a sulfur candle for fumigating
3. required effort, expense, or trouble —usually used in the phrase not worth the candle
4. candela
5. a thin, upright new shoot forming from a terminal bud on a pine tree in the spring
Pines grow from the branch tips, which elongate into "candles" in spring, then fatten into mature, needle-covered branches. To minimize pine growth, just pinch off the ends of the candles.
— Jim McCausland et al.
6. to examine by holding between the eye and a light especially to test (eggs) in this way for staleness, blood clots, fertility, and growth
7. wax that has been formed into a stick or another shape and has a string in the middle that can be burned
8. a stick of tallow or wax containing a wick and burned to give light
9. to examine (an egg) by holding between the eye and a light
10. a medicated candle or lozenge used for fumigation
11. candela