application
n
1
(a) [U] ~ (to sb) (for sth) formal request 申請; 請求
Keys are available on application to the principal. 向校長申請就可得到鑰匙.
(b) [C] instance of this 申請; 請求
We received 400 applications for the job. 對這份工作, 我們接到400人的申請.
[attrib 作定語]
an application form, ie a form on which to make an application 申請表.
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 只限外用的敷劑(用於皮膚, 不可內服)
three applications per day 每日敷用三次.
(b) [C] substance applied 敷用的物質
an application to relieve muscle pain 減輕肌肉疼痛的敷劑.
3 [U] making a rule, etc take effect (使規則等)生效; 實施
the strict application of the law 嚴明執法.
4 [U] concentrated effort; hard work 專心; 努力
Success as a writer demands great application. 要成為作家就得狠下功夫.
5 [U, C] ~ (to sth) act of putting a theory, discovery, etc to practical use 應用; 運用
a new invention that will have application/ a variety of applications in industry 工業上可應用的[有多種用途的]新發明.
?? 考研助記
appli(apply請求;應用)+cation: 申請{an application form 申請表}
?? 擴展釋義
*[,?pli'kei??n]n. 應用, 申請, 志愿書, 應用程序【計】 應用, 應用程序【醫】 應用, 用法; 敷用, 敷貼; 敷物, 敷劑【經】 申請, 請求, 申請書相關詞組: to make an application to sb for help