apply

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