单词
candle
英 ['kænd(ə)l] 美['kændl]
基本信息
  • n. 蜡烛;烛光;烛形物
  • vt. 对着光检查
CET4TEM4IELTS考研CET6中低频词常用词汇

词组搭配

be unable to hold a candle to

(informal)be not nearly as good as

(非正式)比不上,与…不能相比

nobody in the final could hold a candle to her.

参加决赛的人中没人能比得上她。

(the game's) not worth the candle

the potential advantages to be gained from doing something do not justify the cost or trouble involved

不值得做;得不偿失