candles
candles — 名詞
- candlessingular
- candlesesplural
1. small wax lights that burn on a central string and give a steady flame.
蠟燭
有燭芯、燃燒時會發光的蠟條
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.
Chiara 泡澡前在浴缸周圍放了六支蠟燭。
place candles around + place for soft light
At midnight, Femi blew out the candles on the chocolate cake.
午夜時，Femi 吹熄了巧克力蛋糕上的蠟燭。
blow out the candles on a cake
The church kept white candles burning beside the altar during the vigil.
守夜禮拜期間，教堂讓祭壇旁的白蠟燭一直燃著。
Daichi bought scented candles for the apartment after painting the guest room.
Daichi 油漆完客房後，買了香氛蠟燭放在公寓裡。
During the blackout, Noa found two candles in the kitchen drawer.
停電時，Noa 在廚房抽屜裡找到兩支蠟燭。
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 — 動詞
- 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
照蛋檢查
把雞蛋對著強光檢查內部
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.
包裝雞蛋前，Bilal 先在亮燈下逐盤照蛋檢查。
candle each tray under a bright lamp
On the farm, Rafael candles duck eggs to spot cracks early.
在農場裡，Rafael 會照蛋檢查鴨蛋，好提早發現裂痕。
candle eggs to check their condition
Each morning, Erik candles the incubator eggs and marks the weak ones.
每天早上，Erik 都會照蛋檢查孵蛋器裡的雞蛋，並標出較弱的那些。
The hatchery manager candles every batch before sending chicks to nearby farms.
孵化場主管在把小雞送往附近農場前，會先照蛋檢查每一批蛋。
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.