| [/ˏæplɪˈkeɪʃn; ˏæpləˋkeʃən/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] ~ (to sb) (for sth) formal request 申请; 请求:
Keys are available on application to the principal. 向校长申请就可得到钥匙.
(b) [C] instance of this 申请; 请求:
We received 400 applications for the job. 对这份工作, 我们接到400人的申请. *
[attrib 作定语] an application form, ie a form on which to make an application 申请表. 用法:
2
(a) [U, C] ~ (of sth) (to sth) act of applying one thing to another 敷用; 施用:
lotion for external application only, ie to be put on the skin, not swallowed 只限外用的敷剂（用於皮肤, 不可内服） *
three applications per day 每日敷用三次.
(b) [C] substance applied 敷用的物质:
an application to relieve muscle pain 减轻肌肉疼痛的敷剂. 用法:
3 [U] making a rule, etc take effect （使规则等）生效; 实施:
the strict application of the law 严明执法. 用法:
4 [U] concentrated effort; hard work 专心; 努力:
Success as a writer demands great application. 要成为作家就得狠下功夫. 用法:
5 [U, C] ~ (to sth) act of putting a theory, discovery, etc to practical use 应用; 运用:
a new invention that will have application/ a variety of applications in industry 工业上可应用的[有多种用途的]新发明. |