candle
/ˈkændl; `kændl/ n
1 round stick of wax with a wick through it which is lit to give light as it burns 蜡烛. =>illus 见插图.
2 (idm 习语) burn the candle at both ends => burn2. the game is not worth the candle => game1. not hold a candle to sb/sth (infml 口) be inferior to sb/sth 比不上某人[某事物]
She writes quite amusing stories but she can't hold a candle to the more serious novelists. 她能写些很有趣的故事, 但是比不上那些写出内容能发人深省的小说家.