单词 | apply |
释义 | apply /s'plai; a'plai/ vt, vi (pt, pp -lied) 1 [VP2C, 3A] ~ (to sb) (for sth), (formally) ask for: (正式)请求; 申请: ~ to the Consul for a visa. 向领事申请签证。 You may ~ in person or by letter. 你亲自或通信申请均可。 2 [VP6A, 14] lay one thing on or in another; cause (sth) to serve a purpose by doing this: 置一物于另一物上或中; 应用; 使用; 贴用; 敷涂: ~ a plaster to a cut; 贴膏药于割伤处; ~ the brakes (of a motor vehicle, etc); 使用 (汽车等之)刹车; (fig) (喻) We intend to ~ economic sanctions. 我们计划施以经济制裁。 3 [VP6A, 3A] ~ (to sth), (cause to) have a bearing (on); concern: (使)与…有关系; 适用: The rule cannot be applied in every case. 这规则并非适用于所有的情形。 What I have said does not ~ to you. 我所说的话与你无关。 4 [VP14] ~ oneself/one's mind/ one's energies (to sth/to doing sth), concentrate one's thoughts, etc on a task, give all one's energy and attention to: 集中精力(做某事); 全神贯注于: ~ your mind to your work. 专心于你的工作。 We must ~ our energies to finding a solution. 我们必须全力想出一个解决的办法。 5 [VP14] make practical use of (research, a discovery): 将(研究,发现)作实际应用; 实际应用: We can ~ his findings in new developments. 我们可将他的调查结果应用于新发展中。 applied part adj put to practical use: 应用的; 实用的: applied mathematics, eg as used in engineering; 应用数学(如用于工程学中者); applied art, eg as used in textile designs, for pottery, etc. 实用美术(如用于织物图案,陶器画等者)。 |
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