candles
candles — noun
- candlessingular
- candlesesplural
1. small wax lights that burn on a central string and give a steady flame.
small wax lights that burn on a central string and give a steady flame.
Chiara placed six candles around the bathtub before starting her long soak.
place candles around + place for soft light
At midnight, Femi blew out the candles on the chocolate cake.
blow out the candles on a cake
The church kept white candles burning beside the altar during the vigil.
Daichi bought scented candles for the apartment after painting the guest room.
During the blackout, Noa found two candles in the kitchen drawer.
文法句型
light candles
blow out candles
candles + burn/flicker
用法筆記
Regular plural of candle. Use it for two or more wax lights: 'three candles', 'birthday candles', 'scented candles'. The singular form is candle.
常見錯誤
candles — verb
- candlespresent simple I / you / we / they
- candleses3rd person singular
- candlesing-ing form
- candlesedpast simple
1. is the third-person singular form of candle, used when someone checks eggs by ho
is the third-person singular form of candle, used when someone checks eggs by holding them to a strong light to see what is inside.
Before packing the eggs, Bilal candles each tray under a bright lamp.
candle each tray under a bright lamp
On the farm, Rafael candles duck eggs to spot cracks early.
candle eggs to check their condition
Each morning, Erik candles the incubator eggs and marks the weak ones.
The hatchery manager candles every batch before sending chicks to nearby farms.
文法句型
candle + eggs
candle + each tray
candle + a batch before packing
用法筆記
Mostly used in farms and hatcheries, with eggs as the object. The base verb is candle; candles is the third-person singular present form. Outside this specialized context, many speakers would explain the action instead of using the verb.