| 单词 | 蜡烛 |
| 释义 | 〔candle〕A solid, usually cylindrical mass of tallow, wax, or other fatty substance with an axially embedded wick that is burned to provide light.蜡烛：通常是由动物油脂、蜡或其它脂肪物质构成的固态柱状物体，轴心中有烛绳，被点燃以照明〔cast〕candles casting light; cast aspersions on my character; findings that cast doubt on our hypothesis.发出光亮的蜡烛；对我的人格进行排谤；对我们的假说产生疑问的发现〔candela〕Latin candēla [candle] * see candle 拉丁语 candēla [蜡烛] * 参见 candle〔snuff〕Middle English snoffen [to snuff a candle, sniffle] 中古英语 snoffen [剪烛花使蜡烛更亮，吸鼻子] 〔votive〕a votive prayer; votive candles.表示心愿的祈祷；祈祷蜡烛〔candlestick〕A holder with a cup or spike for a candle.蜡烛架：用于支撑蜡烛的带有杯状物或长钉的支撑物〔snuff〕The charred portion of a candlewick.烛花：蜡烛蕊烧焦的部分〔taper〕A small or very slender candle.细小的蜡烛：一种小的或者非常细的蜡烛〔candlelight〕Illumination from a candle or candles.烛光：从一支或多支蜡烛发出的光〔shammes〕The candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah.引火烛：用来点燃犹太教奉献节中其它八根蜡烛的蜡烛〔fancy〕"She tried to fancy what the flame of a candle looks like after the candle is blown out"(Lewis Carroll)“在蜡烛被吹灭后，她试图想象烛焰的样子”(刘易斯·卡罗尔)〔glim〕A source of light, as a candle.光源：光源，如蜡烛〔link〕Possibly from Medieval Latin linchinus, lichnus [candle] 可能源自 中世纪拉丁语 linchinus, lichnus [蜡烛] 〔melt〕The candle softened and melted in the sun.蜡烛在太阳光下变软而熔解。〔candlenut〕A tropical southeast Asian tree(Aleurites moluccana) bearing nutlike seeds that are used to make candles and yield a drying oil used in paints, varnishes, lacquer, and soft soap. 石栗树：东南亚一种热带树木（石栗 石栗属） ，其种子类似坚果，可用来制造蜡烛，并可产生一种用在颜料、清漆、硝基漆和软肥皂的干性油 〔Candlemas〕mæsse [mass (from the blessing of candles at the feast)] * see mass mæsse [弥撒（源自节日点的蜡烛所带来的祝福）] * 参见 mass〔cereus〕from Latin cēreus [candle (from its shape)] 源自 拉丁语 cēreus [蜡烛（得名于其形状）] 〔bougie〕from Old French [a fine wax] 源自 古法语 [一根精致的蜡烛] 〔tallow〕Hard fat obtained from parts of the bodies of cattle, sheep, or horses, and used in foodstuffs or to make candles, leather dressing, soap, and lubricants.动物脂油：从牛、羊或马的身体的一些部位提取的硬脂，可被用作食料或制造蜡烛、皮衣、肥皂和润滑油〔paraffin〕A waxy, white or colorless, solid hydrocarbon mixture used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and sealing materials. Also called paraffin wax 石蜡，硬石蜡：一种蜡质的白色或无色的固体碳化氢混合物，用于制做蜡烛、蜡纸、润滑剂和密封材料 也作 paraffin wax〔fulgent〕"tower searchlights . . . as fulgent as half a billion candles"(Nicholas Proffitt)“灯塔探照灯的光亮…象亿万只蜡烛一样光辉灿烂”(尼古拉斯·普罗菲特)〔hearse〕Middle English herse [a harrow-shaped structure for holding candles over a coffin] 中古英语 herse [棺材上用于装蜡烛的耙状物] 〔beeswax〕Commercial wax obtained by processing and purifying the crude wax of the honeybee and used in making candles, crayons, and polishes.黄蜡：由蜜蜂的粗蜂蜡加工和提炼而得到的商业蜡，用于做蜡烛、蜡笔和上光剂〔wick〕A cord or strand of loosely woven, twisted, or braided fibers, as on a candle or an oil lamp, that draws up fuel to the flame by capillary action.灯芯，烛芯：一条编织、缠绕或编得很松的纤维，用于蜡烛或油灯上通过毛细引力使燃料升成火焰〔spermaceti〕A white, waxy substance consisting of various esters of fatty acids, obtained from the head of the sperm whale or another cetacean and used for making candles, ointments, and cosmetics.鲸蜡：一种白色蜡状物质，含多种脂肪酸酯，取自抹香鲸或其他鲸类的头部，用来制造蜡烛、油膏及化妆品〔stearin〕A colorless, odorless, tasteless ester of glycerol and stearic acid, C3H 5(C 18H 35O 2) 3, found in most animal and vegetable fats and used in the manufacture of soaps, candles, and adhesives and for textile sizing. Also called tristearin 硬脂酸甘油：一种无色无味的硬脂酸和甘油的酯，C3H 5(C 18H 35O 2) 3，见于大多数动植物脂肪中，用作制肥皂、蜡烛和粘结剂和纺织品上浆 也作 tristearin〔Candlemas〕candel [candle] * see candle candel [蜡烛] * 参见 candle〔relieve〕Only one small candle relieved the gloom.只要有一支小小的蜡烛就能增添朦胧的意境〔candle〕An obsolete unit of luminous intensity, originally defined in terms of a wax candle with standard composition and equal to 1.02 candelas. Also called international candle 国际烛光：一种旧式亮度单位，原来以一根有标准构成的蜡烛来定义，等于1.02坎德拉 也作 international candle〔chandler〕One that makes or sells candles.制造蜡烛者，出售蜡烛者〔bobeche〕A usually crystal collar on a candle socket used to catch drippings or to hold suspended pendants.蜡座，烛台托盘：蜡烛座上通常为水晶的环圈，用来接烛泪或悬挂垂饰〔chandelier〕A branched, decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling.枝形吊灯：一种枝形装饰性的照明装置，装有一灯泡或蜡烛并悬挂在天花板上〔candlewick〕The wick of a candle.烛芯：一支蜡烛的烛芯〔rushlight〕A candle consisting of a rush wick in tallow. Also called rush candle 灯心草蜡烛：一种由动物脂油里的灯芯草组成的蜡烛 也作 rush candle〔snuff〕To cut off the charred portion of (a candlewick).剪烛花：剪掉（蜡烛蕊）烧焦的部分〔sconce〕A decorative wall bracket for holding candles or lights.烛台，灯架：用于支撑蜡烛或灯的装饰性墙上托架〔luminaria〕In recent yearsit has become commonplace to see entire American neighborhoods decorated during holiday seasons withluminarias lining driveways, sidewalks, or rooftops. A luminaria is a votive candle set inside a small decorative paper bag weighted with sand.The bags are usually colored and often perforated with designsthrough which the candle inside shows as bright pinpricks of light.The custom of luminarias comes from Mexicoand is associated especially with the southwest United States.The same word is used for a similar holiday custom of the Pueblo peoples in New Mexico.On Christmas Evethey build a bonfire, called aluminaria, outside each house in the pueblo. 近年来，整个美国的住宅区在节日期间沿车道、人行道或屋顶装饰luminarias 变得很平常。 传统圣诞灯是放在放了沙子的装饰性小纸袋中的还愿蜡烛。这些纸袋通常五颜六色而且上面有孔，里面的蜡烛通过小孔发出细细的亮光。传统圣诞灯来源于墨西哥，尤与美国西南部联系在一起。同样的词也用于新墨西哥普艾布洛人类似的节日风俗。在圣诞前夜，他们在每座房屋前燃烧起一堆叫luminaria 的营火 〔chandelle〕from chandelle [candle] 源自 chandelle [蜡烛] |
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