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hold a candle to

/kan-dl/US // ˈkæn dl //UK // (ˈkændəl) //

比得上,比不上,比肩,比得过

Related Words

torch火炬,火把,手电筒,火炬手dip沾沾自喜,浸泡,蘸水,蘸取flambeau焰火,焰堡,焰口,焰火酒bougie灌木丛,灌木灌木,灌木,灌木丛中

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
    • : something resembling a candle in appearance or use.
    • : Optics. candela. Also called international candle. a unit of luminous intensity, defined as a fraction of the luminous intensity of a group of 45 carbon-filament lamps: used from 1909 to 1948 as the international standard.a unit of luminous intensity, equal to the luminous intensity of a wax candle of standard specifications: used prior to 1909 as the international standard. Abbreviation: c., c
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    can·dled, can·dling.

    • : to examine for freshness, fertility, etc., by holding them up to a bright light.
    • : to hold in front of a lighted candle while decanting so as to detect sediment and prevent its being poured off with the wine.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as intouch
Synonyms
approach办法,方法,接近,途径come to来到,来,到,来看amount数量,数额,金额,量equal相当于,同样的,相等,相等的match匹配,比赛,匹配的,搭配meet满足,遇见,遇到,迎接parallel平行,平行的,平行线,纬度rival竞争对手,竞争者,对手,匹敌tie领带,系,领结,捆绑be a match for对得上,吻合,匹配,符合be in the same league同级,同盟,同级别的,同流合污be on a par相提并论,比肩,并驾齐驱,看齐come near近来,来了,近了,过来come up to来到,来到了,来到这里,来到这里的measure up衡量,衡量标准,测量,衡量一下partake of摄取,参与,分享,吸收verge on濒临,临近,濒临死亡,濒于
as incompare
Synonyms
analyze剖析,分析,剖析一下,分析一下contrast对比,对照,对比度,对比一下correlate关联,关联性,相关,关联的equal相当于,同样的,相等,相等的match匹配,比赛,匹配的,搭配measure措施,衡量,计量,衡量标准study研究,研究报告,学习,研究报告书approach办法,方法,接近,途径balance平衡,平衡性,余额,均衡bracket支架,托架,支架上,支架上的collate整理,核对,整理一下,整理好confront对抗,对峙,对付,应对consider考虑,认为,思考,考虑到contemplate沉思,思索,思考,考虑divide分裂,分化,分隔,划分examine审查,检查,研究,审视hang悬挂,悬挂式,挂,悬空inspect检查,检验,巡查,监察juxtapose并列,并列的,并列显示,并列式observe观察,遵守,观察一下,观测oppose反对,反对派,反对的,反对者parallel平行,平行的,平行线,纬度ponder思考,琢磨,深思熟虑,思索rival竞争对手,竞争者,对手,匹敌scan扫描,浏览,扫描器,扫瞄scrutinize审视,审议,睃巡,端详segregate隔离,分离,隔开,绝缘separate分开,独立的,独立,分开的touch触摸,接触,碰,联系weigh衡量,称重,称量,秤量match up配对,配对成功,匹配,配对好place in juxtaposition并列放置,并列位置,并列的地方,并列set against衬托出,衬托,衬托着,反对set side by side并列设置,并排设置,并列,并列设置的size up加大尺寸,增大尺寸,大号,加大码stack up against相较之下,对比一下,对比,相较于weigh against another权衡,判别,权衡利弊,评比
as incompare
Synonyms
connect连接,衔接,连通,连接起来correlate关联,关联性,相关,关联的equal相当于,同样的,相等,相等的link链接,联系,连接,连线match匹配,比赛,匹配的,搭配relate有关的,有关,有关方面,有关的问题allegorize寓言化,寓意为,指称,寓意approach办法,方法,接近,途径assimilate吸收,吸取,吸收了,同化balance平衡,平衡性,余额,均衡equate等于,等同于,等价,等同parallel平行,平行的,平行线,纬度resemble类似于,类似,像,貌似standardize规范化,统一标准,统一,规范vie维埃,竞争approximate to近似于,约为,大约为,大致为be in the same class as同属一个级别,同级,同类,同属be on a par with比肩,相当于,比翼齐飞,比肩于bear comparison熊的比较,熊的对比,熊市对比,熊的比对bring near靠近,凑近,拢住,拢拢come up to来到,来到了,来到这里,来到这里的compete with竞争,较量,攀比,较量一下distinguish between区分,区别于,区别,区别对待draw parallel并联,并行,绘制平行,绘制平行线identify with认定为,认定,认同,认定为是make like使人觉得,使人感到高兴的是,使人感到高兴的,使之成为一个notice similarities注意相似性,注意到类似的情况,注意到相似之处,注意类似性put alongside旁边加上,旁边放上,旁边放着,旁边放有show correspondence显示通信,展现通信,展开对应,展开对应关系stack up with相提并论,相当于,相遇tie up捆绑,绑住,绑缚,捆绑起来
as incontrast
Synonyms
contradict驳斥,抵触,违背,违背了diverge岔开,偏离,分歧,发散vary变化,不同,不同的,变化的balance平衡,平衡性,余额,均衡bracket支架,托架,支架上,支架上的collate整理,核对,整理一下,整理好conflict冲突,矛盾,冲突问题,矛盾冲突depart启程,出发,遣散,启程前往deviate偏离,偏差,乖离,偏差的differentiate鉴别,辨别,区分,辨析disagree不同意,不认同,不赞同,不赞成distinguish辨别,区分,识别,辨认hang悬挂,悬挂式,挂,悬空mismatch错位,不匹配,错配,不匹配的oppose反对,反对派,反对的,反对者separate分开,独立的,独立,分开的weigh衡量,称重,称量,秤量be a foil to衬托,陪衬,衬托出,陪衬着be contrary to违背,悖于,有悖于,悖逆be dissimilar不相上下,不一样,不相同,不一样的be diverse具备多样性,丰富多彩,丰富多样,种类繁多be unlike不像,不像不像,不一样,不像的be variable是可变的,是变量,是变量的match up配对,配对成功,匹配,配对好set in opposition陷于对抗,陷于对立,陷于对立面,陷于对立状态set off掀起,掀起了,掀起了一阵阵热浪stack up against相较之下,对比一下,对比,相较于stand out脱颖而出,突出显示,脱颖而出的

Examples

  • At Celeste, they’ve put out candles and heaters on the outdoor patio, but as it gets colder, it’s likely diners are just going to have to move inside, where the restaurant has expanded into an upstairs space for better distancing.

  • Customers started messaging Otherland’s Instagram account, asking the company if it still had any holiday-scented candles left.

  • Here are some of our favorite scented candles available today.

  • When someone gives you a scented candle, you will think of that person each time you light it.

  • This is a top-quality variety pack of calming and relaxing scented candles.

  • Yeah, the “Giant man-puppy” that is Gronkowski won't hold a sexual candle to the blue-eyed dreamboat.

  • Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.

  • Alastair Sim had jowls like melting candle wax, a snarl like a cornered cat and eyes cold with contempt.

  • This candle may just be the perfect stocking stuffer or gift for a dear friend.

  • And she said, “No, you are on fire,” and my arm had caught on fire from a candle on this mantelpiece.

  • The faint candle-light glimmered on a ponderous gilded cornice, which had also sustained violence.

  • Groping to the chimney-place with the aid of his matches, Mr. Collingwood found the candle and lit it.

  • In a niche in the mud wall was a cheap print of the Madonna, one candle just smouldering out before it.

  • "I am not Lady Macbeth," said Isabel, with a tremor in her own voice, as she entered and blew out the candle.

  • You may burn a candle, said the Jew, putting one upon the table; and heres a book for you to read till they come to fetch you.

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