inch of candle

• [经] (用蜡烛点完为止决定成交的)拍卖

inch of candle的用法和样例：

例句

1. The army is auctioning off a lot of old equipments.
   军队正在把大量旧装备拍卖掉。
2. Many of the supermarkets are having sales.
   很多这些超级市场正在举行拍卖。

词汇搭配

• let by inch of candle 用小蜡烛点完为止决定...
• sell by inch of candle 在一小段蜡烛燃尽时拍...