His singing can't hold a candle to Pavarotti's.
他的演唱無法與帕瓦羅蒂媲美。
牛津詞典
The bedroom was lit by a single candle.
臥室里只點(diǎn)了一支蠟燭。
Girls today can't hold a candle to the beauties of the Fifties.
如今的姑娘根本不能和50年代的美女相提并論。
No one can hold a candle to him when it comes to playing the guitar.
說到彈吉他,誰也比不上他.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
I can't burn the candle at both ends forever.
我不能永遠(yuǎn)這么過分的消耗精力.
期刊摘選
He hadn't had a bad education himself, but he couldn't hold a candle to her.
他自己受過的教育并不差, 可是跟她一比就簡(jiǎn)直沒門了.
辭典例句
How high that highest candle lights the dark.
照亮黑暗的高高燭火多么高貴.
期刊摘選
The breeze flared the candle.
微風(fēng)吹得燭光不定.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
He struck a match to light the candle.
他劃了一根火柴要點(diǎn)亮蠟燭.
期刊摘選
A great torch may be lighted at a little candle.
小蠟燭點(diǎn)亮大火炬.
期刊摘選
A hinged tray folds out to hold a candle.
一個(gè)鉸鏈的盤子突出來形成燭臺(tái).
期刊摘選
The wind blew out the candle.
風(fēng)吹滅了蠟燭.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
The flame of the burning candle soon went out.
蠟燭的火焰很快就熄滅了.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
He struck a light and set the candle going.
他擦了一根火柴把蠟燭點(diǎn)亮.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
The candle sputtered out.
蠟燭噼啪爆響著熄滅了.
《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
The candle flame flicked and went out.
燭火搖曳著,隨即熄滅了.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
The bottom of the candle is fused with its holder.
蠟燭的底部和燭臺(tái)熔合在一起.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
The candle flickered and then went out.
一開始蠟燭搖曳不定,然后就滅了.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
A teacher's work is often compared to a candle.
教師的工作常被比作蠟燭.
《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
The candle grew down until only an inch was left.
蠟燭越燒越短,最后只剩下一英寸.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
The candle flames wavered.
燭光閃動(dòng)著.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
The candle was blown out by the wind.
蠟燭被風(fēng)吹滅了.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle.
熔化了的蠟一滴滴從蠟燭邊上流下。
《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》
After drawing the curtains, she lit a candle.
拉上窗簾后，她點(diǎn)燃了蠟燭。
柯林斯例句
Tenzin snuffed out the candle.
丹津掐滅了蠟燭。
柯林斯例句
The tramp produced a stump of candle from his deep pockets.
流浪漢從深口袋里掏出了一截蠟燭。
柯林斯例句
Under the pretence of lighting a candle, she evades him and disappears.
她假裝點(diǎn)蠟燭，避開他消失了。
柯林斯例句
The light from my candle threw his elongated shadow on the walls.
我的燭光將他拉長(zhǎng)的影子投射在墻上。
柯林斯例句
The candle had burned right down.
這根蠟燭完全燒盡了。
柯林斯例句
The reaction to his death, with people leaving candles and flowers outside Apple stores and politicians singing praises on the internet, is proof that Mr Jobs had become something much more significant than just a clever money-maker.
出自-2012年12月閱讀原文Each day of Kwanzaa, usually before the evening meal, family and friends gather around the table and someone lights a candle, beginning with the black.
2017年12月六級(jí)真題（第一套）聽力 Section CIn preparation for the celebration, a straw mat is placed on the table, along with a candle holder with seven candles, one black, three red, and three green.
2017年12月六級(jí)真題（第一套）聽力 Section CThe black candle represents the African-American people, the red is for their struggles, and the green represents their hopes for the future.
2017年12月六級(jí)真題（第一套）聽力 Section CWhile the candle is being lit, a principle is recited; then each person present takes a turn to speak about the importance that principle has to himself or herself.
2017年12月六級(jí)真題（第一套）聽力 Section CParts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting, tying cotton threads soaked in holy water around the bride's and groom's wrists, and passing a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the union.
2016年考研真題（英語一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ