candle
noun
ˈkændl
noun
1
a
stick
of
WAX
with
a
string
through
the
middle,
which
you
burn
to
give
light
蜡烛
2
can’t hold a candle to sb/sth
if
something
or
someone
cannot
hold
a
candle
to
something
or
someone
else,
they
are
not
as
good
as
the
other
thing
or
person
[非正式] 远逊于某人/某物，简直不能与某人/某物相比
informal
No
other
singer
can
hold
a
candle
to
her.
其他歌手没有一个能比得上她。