| 单词 | candelabra |
| 释义 | candelabra noun[C] uk/ˌkæn.dəˈlɑː.brə/us/ˌkæn.dəˈlɑː.brə/pluralcandelabraorcandelabrasadecorativeobjectthatholdsseveralcandlesorlights 枝状大烛台 TarpMagnus/E+/GettyImages Lighting & light fittings in the home
Examplesofcandelabracandelabra Cerberiopsiscandelabrashows mass flowering across a substantial proportion of a population, and among populations. From theCambridge English Corpus By comparison thecandelabratheory seems eccentrically unlikely. From theCambridge English Corpus Sandrina brings thecandelabraback. From theCambridge English Corpus Thecandelabrahave been turned up—if one can turn upcandelabra—over the last two years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is one of the skeletons in the cupboard, one on thecandelabra. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have never known acandelabrathat hangs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a chandelier that hangs down and not acandelabra. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He told us that when they reached their departments they found the cobwebs hanging from thecandelabra. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The lovelycandelabrawhich hang from the roofs of this place are an example. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We found that thecandelabrahad been swept under the carpet with the balance of payments deficit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The bulk of the service, however, comprising dishes, plates,candelabra, centre pieces and miscellaneous articles of plate, is still missing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that there is criticism of the fluorescent lights, but it would be quite impracticable to change them to the oldcandelabra; they just would not work at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 During the first half of the 19th century the collections included coins, marbles,candelabra, busts, plaster casts, and statues. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Wrought-ironcandelabraare hinged with clasps to hold lighting tapers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Various thefts from the 1940s to the 1970s caused the loss of candelabras, silver chalices and a reliquary. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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