"chandlers" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 蜡烛商
• 船用品商

Definition

Chandlers 指制造或销售蜡烛的人或商店，或为船只提供物资和设备的供应商。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

此词较为古老或特定领域用语，历史上指蜡烛商，如今更多用于“船用品商”（ship chandler）。日常生活中较少用，多见于航海或历史语境。

Examples

The chandlers sell candles in many colors.

**蜡烛商**出售各种颜色的蜡烛。

We visited the old chandlers by the harbor.

我们参观了港口边的老**蜡烛商**。

Sailors bought supplies from the chandlers.

水手们从**船用品商**那里购买补给。

I'm meeting a friend at the chandlers later.

我稍后要在**船用品商**见朋友。

Back in those days, every port had several chandlers.

那时每个港口都有几家**船用品商**。

If you need rope or oil lamps, try the chandlers near the docks.

要买绳子或油灯，可以去码头附近的**船用品商**。