not worth the candle

英式音标：[nɔt wə:θ ðə ˈkændl]

美式音标：[nɑt wɚθ ði ˈkændl]

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词义：

释义

不值得，不上算，得不偿失；

用法：

权威例句

Not worth the candle

The Shared Custody Child Support Adjustment: Not Worth the Candle

The Cake’s Not Worth the Candle: On Samaritan Duties and Political Obligation

ETV exercises 'not worth the candle'

Product placement on TV is not worth the candle

‘The game is not worth the candle’

Blame Game Not Worth the Candle

International Primacy: Is the Game Worth the Candle?

Implementing Basel II: Is the Game Worth the Candle?

Meta-CASE: Is the game worth the candle?

造句：

1. A: That's why we should learn to protect ourselves. Otherwise, the game is not worth the candle.

那就是为什么我们应该学会保护自己。否则，比赛就会得不偿失。

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2. To be a happy, happy, though sometimes not worth the candle.

得到是幸福的，快乐的，虽然有时得不偿失。

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3. I think that they are not worth the candle.

我认为他们是舍本逐末。

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4. I don't want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle.

我真不愿意在这么热的天走这么远的路，不值得。

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5. My one year's time was not worth the candle.

我花了一年时间真不值得。

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6. Using alcohol to treat insomnia, can only bring temporary effect, not a long-term approach, if so develop a drinking habit, it is worth the candle.

借酒来医治失眠，只能收一时之效，绝不是长远的办法，如果因此养成嗜酒的习惯，更是得不偿失。

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7. Using alcohol to treat insomnia, can only bring temporary effect, not a long-term approach, if so develop a drinking habit, it is worth the candle.

借酒来医治失眠，只能收一时之效，绝不是长远的办法，如果因此养成嗜酒的习惯，更是得不偿失。

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