1. | [c][u] 申请;请求;申请书;申请表a formal (often written) request for sth, such as a job, permission to do sth or a place at a college or university |
a planning/passport application 规划╱护照申请 | |
an application form(= a piece of paper on which to apply for sth) 申请表 | |
an application for membership/a loan/a licence 会籍╱贷款╱执照申请 | |
His application to the court for bail has been refused. 他向法庭申请保释遭到拒绝。 | |
Further information is available on application to the principal. 详情可致函校长索取。 |
2. | [u][c] ~ (of sth) (to sth) (尤指理论、发现等的)应用,运用the practical use of sth, especially a theory, discovery, etc. |
the application of new technology to teaching 新技术在教学上的应用 | |
The invention would have a wide range of applications in industry. 这项发明在工业中会有广泛用途。 |
3. | [c][u] 涂抹;敷用;施用an act of putting or spreading sth, such as paint or medical creams, onto sth else |
lotion for external application only(= to be put on the skin, not swallowed) 仅限外部敷用的乳液 | |
It took three applications of paint to cover the graffiti. 刷了三道油漆才盖住了涂鸦。 |
4. | [u] 运用;生效the act of making a rule, etc. operate or become effective |
strict application of the law 法律的严格执行 |
5. | [c] 应用程序;应用软件a program designed to do a particular job; a piece of software |
a database application 数据库应用软件 | |
to download an app 下载一个应用软件 |
6. | [u] 勤奋;努力determination to work hard at sth; great effort |
Success as a writer demands great application. 作家要成功就得悉力以赴。 |