apply
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill out a form in order to ask formally for it. 申请
I am continuing to apply for jobs. 我在继续申请工作。
They may apply to join the organization. 他们可能申请加入该组织。
2. V-T If you apply yourself to something or apply your mind to something, you concentrate hard on doing it or on thinking about it. 将…投入
Scymanski has applied himself to this task with considerable energy. 赛曼斯基已经花了相当多的精力致力于这项任务。
3. V-I If something such as a rule or a remark applies to a person or in a situation, it is relevant to the person or the situation. (对…) 适用[no cont]
The convention does not apply to us. 该协定对我们不适用。
The rule applies where a person owns stock in a corporation. 该规定对于在公司里拥有股份的人适用。
4. V-T If you apply something such as a rule, system, or skill, you use it in a situation or activity. 运用
The government appears to be applying the same principle. 政府似乎在运用同样的原则。
5. V-T A name that is applied to someone or something is used to refer to them. (在…上) 使用
...a biological term that cannot be applied to a whole culture. …一个不能用于整个培养物的生物学术语。
6. V-T If you apply something to a surface, you put it on or rub it into the surface. 施用
The right thing would be to apply direct pressure to the wound. 正确的做法会是在伤口上施加直接压力。
7. →see also applied
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apply /əˈplaɪ/ (applying,applied,applies)
剑桥词典
- He had an inspiration - why not apply for some government money ?
- People who apply for housing benefit must be means-tested.
- We could apply for a loan to buy a car .
- She's applied for a job with an insurance company .
- We've applied to a charitable organization for a grant for the project .
- Please strike out whichever option does not apply to you.
- The law will apply equally to men and women except in the case of maternity leave .
- The discount applies only to children under the age of ten.
- The legislation must be applied irrespective of someone's ethnic origins .
- It is intended that these guidelines should be applied flexibly and pragmatically .
- If it continues to bleed , you may have to apply a tourniquet to the limb .
- If he still refuses we could always apply a little pressure , as it were.
- It's important to apply research in a practical way and not leave it on the shelf .
- It is intended that these guidelines should be applied flexibly and pragmatically .
- The taxi driver suddenly applied his brakes .
apply verb (REQUEST)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]to request something, usually officially , especially in writing or by sending in a form
(尤指通过书面或表格形式)申请,请求
By the time I saw the job advertised it was already too late to apply. 我看到招聘广告的时候,已经太晚了,错过了应聘时机。
I've applied for a new job with the local newspaper . 我已经申请了地方报纸的一个职位。
Please apply in writing to the address below. 请将书面申请寄到以下地址。
We've applied to a charitable organization for a grant for the project . 我们已经向一家慈善组织提出申请,请求其对这个项目提供资助。
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] Mandy applied to join the police . 曼蒂已报名做警察。
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apply verb (RELATE TO)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ](especially of rules or laws ) to have a connection or be important
(尤指规章法律)适用,有关,涉及
That part of the form is for UK citizens - it doesn't apply to you. 表格的那一项是给英国公民填的——和你无关。
Those were old regulations - they don't apply any more. 那些都是旧规定,不再适用了。
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apply verb (USE)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to make use of something or use it for a practical purpose
使用,运用,应用
He wants a job in which he can apply his foreign languages . 他想找一份工作,可以用到他的多门外语知识。
The court heard how the driver had failed to apply his brakes in time . 法庭听司机陈述了他如何没能及时刹车的原委。
If you apply pressure to a cut it's meant to stop the bleeding . 如果你按压住伤口,就会止住流血。
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apply verb (PUT ON)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to spread or rub a substance such as cream or paint on a surface
涂,敷
Apply the cream liberally to exposed areas every three hours and after swimming . 每3小时及游泳后将防晒霜充分涂抹于身体裸露部位。
The paint should be applied thinly and evenly . 漆应该薄薄地刷上一层,且要刷得均匀。
apply verb (WORK HARD)
apply yourselfIf you apply yourself to something, you work hard at it, directing your abilities and efforts in a determined way so that you succeed .
勤奋,努力
You can solve any problem if you apply yourself. 如果你努力,任何问题都能解决。 返回 apply