apply
英 [?'pla?]
美[?'pla?]
- vt. 申请；涂，敷；应用
- vi. 申请；涂，敷；适用；请求
CET4TEM4IELTS考研TOEFLCET6中高频词基本词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?applies;过去式:?applied;过去分词:?applied;现在分词:?applying;
中文词源
apply 应用，申请
前缀ap-同ad-. 词根ply, 卷入，卷进，见imply.
英文词源
- apply
- apply: see ply
- apply (v.)
- late 14c., "to put (one's faculties, etc.) to some task or career," late 14c., from Old French aploiier "apply, use, attach" (12c., Modern French appliquer), from Latin applicare "attach to, join, connect;" figuratively, "devote (oneself) to, give attention," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + plicare "fold" (see ply (v.1)). The etymological sense is "bring things in contact with one another." Of lotions, from early 15c. Meaning "seek a job by submitting an application for one" is from 1851. A by-form applicate is recorded from 1530s. Related: Applied; applying.
双语例句
- 1. Investors can apply for a package of shares at a set price.
- 投资者可以申购固定价格的股票组合。
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- 2. You will need to apply three coats of varnish.
- 需要刷三层清漆。
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- 3. The right thing would be to apply direct pressure to the wound.
- 正确的做法是直接按住伤口。
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- 4. Priority will be given to those who apply early.
- 早申请者将获优先考虑。
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- 5. Apply a dressing to the wound and bandage it.
- 给伤口盖上敷料并用绷带包扎起来。
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