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| /əˈplaɪ/ |
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| 1 | I to make an official request for a job or a place in a college or university , or for permission to do or have something 申请 |
| We advertised three jobs, and over 50 people applied. 我们为3份工作登了广告，有50多个人申请。 |
| +for I have applied for a scholarship. 我已经提交了一份奖学金申请。 |
| +to You have to apply to the passport office for a visa. 你得向护照办公室申请签证。 |
| apply to do sth Why don’ t you apply to join the fire service? 你为什么不申请加入消防队？ |
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| 2 | I to affect or be relevant to a particular person or thing 适用；适宜 |
| +to The discount no longer applies to him because he’ s over eighteen. 他不再享受打折待遇，因为他已超过了18岁。 |
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| 3 | T to use a particular method , process , law etc 运用；应用 |
| The trial judge had applied an incorrect principle of law. 审判官应用了一条错误的法律原则。 |
| apply sth to sth A similar technique can be applied to the treatment of cancer. 同样的技术可以被运用到癌症治疗上。 |
| | 3a | to use a particular name or word for someone or something （称呼人或物时）用上（名字或字眼） | | In the past, unhelpful terms were often applied to children who were dyslexic. 过去，不起帮助作用的字眼常常被用在有诵读困难的孩子身上。 | |
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| 4 | T to put a layer of something such as paint onto a surface 涂抹 |
| Sara applied her lipstick carefully. 萨拉仔细地往嘴唇上抹唇膏。 |
| apply sth to sth Apply two coats of varnish to the table. 给桌子涂两层清漆。 |
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| 5 | T formal to use physical force in order to make something happen or work 用力压；用力启动 |
| Apply pressure to the wound to stop it bleeding. 压住伤口止血。 |
| Apply the brakes smoothly as you approach the junction. 快到交叉口时平稳地踩住刹车。 |
| PHRASE |
| - | apply yourself
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| to work very hard on something for a long time |
| （长期）努力工作 |
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