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candle /'kændl/

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh

Danh từ

cây nến

burn the candle at both ends

xem burn

the game is not worth the candle

xem game

not hold a candle to somebody (something) (khẩu ngữ)

thua kém, không sánh được với (ai, cái gì)

she writes quite amusing stories but she can't hold a candle to the more serious novelists

chị ta viết nhiều chuyện khá vui nhưng còn kém xa các nhà tiểu thuyết nghiêm chỉnh hơn

* Các từ tương tự:
candle-berry, candle-end, candle-hour, candle-power, candlelight, candlenut, candlepower, candler, candlestick
noun

plural candles

[count] :wax that has been formed into a stick or another shape and has a string in the middle that can be burned

burn the candle at both ends

xem burn

hold a candle to

to be on the same level as or as good as (something or someone) - used in negative statements

The new movie doesn't hold a candle to [=it is not as good as] the original version.

not worth the candle

chiefly Brit old-fashioned :not worth the necessary effort, cost, or trouble

The car is so old that replacing the engine is not worth the candle. [=the effort isn't worth the cost]

* Các từ tương tự:
candleholder, candlelight, candlelit, candlestick