烛[zhú] 基本解释：
新英汉大词典：
- 烛(燭)[zhú]
- 名词- （蜡烛） candle:
wedding candles;花烛
birthday candle寿烛
- （姓氏） a surname:Zhu Zhiwu烛之武
- 动词- （照亮; 照见） illuminate; light up; shine upon:
All that is illumined by the sun and the moon.日月所烛。
The blaze lit up the sky.火光烛天。
- 量词- （灯泡的瓦特数） watt:
a 50-watt bulb50烛的灯泡
以上内容来源于：《新汉英大辞典》
例句与用法：
The light of a candle is dimmed by sunlight.
The candle flame flickered and went out.
He blew out the candles with a single puff.
We lit the candle and the candle lit the room.
He put the candle on the silver candlestick.
He lit up a wax candle.
A solitary candle lightened the darkness of the room.
烛的其他解释: