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a candlestick
candlestick 是可数名词，指单个烛台时用 a/an。
There is a candlestick on the shelf.
架子上有一个烛台。
烛台；蜡烛架
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
烛台；蜡烛架
a holder with sockets for candles
There is a candlestick on the shelf.
架子上有一个烛台。
带有插槽或尖钉以固定蜡烛的烛台。
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
带有插孔以固定蜡烛的支架
a holder with sockets for candles
体操动作中双腿垂直向上伸展的动作。
A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
She placed a candlestick on the dining table before the power went out.
停电前，她把一个烛台放在餐桌上。
The antique shop sells brass candlesticks in various sizes.
那家古董店出售各种尺寸的黄铜烛台。
He lit the candle in the silver candlestick and set it by the window.
他点燃银烛台里的蜡烛，把它放在窗边。
candlestick 是可数名词，指单个烛台时用 a/an。
There is a candlestick on the shelf.
架子上有一个烛台。
the 用于特指某个烛台，后面常跟介词短语来限定。
The candlestick on the mantelpiece is made of brass.
壁炉架上的那个烛台是黄铜做的。
表示多个烛台时用复数形式，直接加 -s。
Two silver candlesticks stood on the dining table.
餐桌上放着两支银烛台。
Not this
There are five candlestick on the shelf.
Use this
There are five candlesticks on the shelf.
candlestick 是可数名词，受 five 修饰时必须用复数形式 candlesticks；汉语“蜡烛架”没有词形变化，所以学习者容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
I need a candlestick to light the room.
Use this
I need a candle to light the room.
candlestick 指插蜡烛的架子，本身不发光；表达“用蜡烛照明”时应使用 candle，二者不可混用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
黄铜烛台
She polished the brass candlestick until it shone.
她把黄铜烛台擦得锃亮。
银烛台
He placed a silver candlestick on the dining table.
他把一个银烛台放在餐桌上。
一对烛台
A pair of candlesticks stood on the mantelpiece.
壁炉台上放着一对烛台。
古董烛台
The antique candlestick was passed down through the family.
这个古董烛台是家里代代相传的。
各行各业的人；各色人等
The new tax rules affect everyone, from the butcher to the candlestick maker.
新的税收规定影响到每一个人，从屠户到蜡烛匠，无一例外。
屠夫、面包师、蜡烛匠。
This line comes from the English nursery rhyme "Rub-a-dub-dub", where the three men are the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker.
这句话出自英国童谣《Rub-a-dub-dub》，歌中的三个人是屠夫、面包师和蜡烛匠。
Use candlestick naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 candle（蜡烛）和 stick（棍子）拼在一起：蜡烛插在棍状底座上，就是烛台。
语域：neutral 常见场景：household、religious ceremony、decoration 该词为名词，指烛台或蜡烛架，属于中性词，通常在日常家居、装饰及宗教仪式等场合使用，书面和口语中都比较常见。
stick、lipstick、broomstick、joystick、matchstick、chopstick 的末尾都读 /stɪk/，与 candlestick /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/ 的末尾押韵。注意 candle /ˈkændəl/、candid /ˈkændɪd/ 虽拼写开头相似，但读音不同，不构成押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.