noun🔗Share烛台，烛架 A device for holding one or more lit candles"We placed the lit candles in the silver candleholders to decorate the dinner table. "为了装饰餐桌，我们把点燃的蜡烛放在银色的烛台里。itemutensildeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share秉烛人，扶烛者 A person who holds a candle to assist another person who is working in dim light."During the power outage, my children acted as candleholders for me while I searched for the flashlight in the attic. "停电的时候，我孩子们就成了我的秉烛人，帮我照亮，让我在阁楼里找手电筒。utensiljobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share摇尾乞怜者, 捧哏的 (by extension) One who renders another slight assistance, or humours them."While Mark always felt responsible for doing everything, his friends often accused him of being a "candleholders" by enabling Sarah's procrastination habits instead of encouraging her to be more independent. "虽然马克总是觉得有责任做所有的事情，但他的朋友们常常指责他像个“摇尾乞怜者”，总是纵容莎拉的拖延症，而不是鼓励她变得更独立。characterpersonattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
