candle
英 ['k?nd(?)l]
美['k?ndl]
- n. 蜡烛；烛光；烛形物
- vt. 对着光检查
词组搭配
be unable to hold a candle to
(informal)be not nearly as good as
(非正式)比不上，与…不能相比
nobody in the final could hold a candle to her.
参加决赛的人中没人能比得上她。
(the game's) not worth the candle
the potential advantages to be gained from doing something do not justify the cost or trouble involved
不值得做；得不偿失