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a formal (often written) request for something, such as a job, permission to do something or a place at a college or university 申请；请求；申请书；申请表 a planning/patent/visa application 规划/专利/签证申请 We have received applications from more than 3 000 students. 我们收到了3 000多名学生的申请。 You need to complete the online application form. 你需要填写在线申请表。 - application for something
an application for asylum/a licence 庇护/许可证的申请 - (formal)
an application for leave to appeal against the conviction 对定罪提出上诉的许可申请 - application to do something
After graduating she made an application to join the BBC. 毕业后，她申请加入英国广播公司。 - application to somebody (for something)
His application to the court for bail has been refused. 他向法庭申请保释遭到拒绝。 - application to somebody to do something
They submitted an application to the council to build two houses. 他们向委员会提交了建造两栋房子的申请。 - on application to somebody
Further information is available on application to the principal. 详情可致函校长索取。
CollocationsJobs 工作 Jobs 职业 Getting a job 找工作 - look for work
找工作 - look for/apply for/go for a job
找工作；申请一个职位；努力争取工作 - get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
得到／拿到／完成／填写申请（表） - send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
寄／通过电邮发送简历／申请／申请表／附函 - be called for/have/attend an interview
被要求参加／有／参加面试 - offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
给某人提供一份工作；雇用某人；提拔某人 - find/get/land a job
找到工作 - employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
雇用员工／工人／实习生 - recruit/appoint a manager
招聘／任命经理
Doing a job 做工作 - arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
上／下班；到办公室／工厂上班；从办公室／工厂下班 - start/finish work/your shift
开始／结束工作／轮班工作时间 - do/put in/work overtime
加班 - have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
拥有／获得／缺乏／需要经验／资格 - do/get/have/receive training
做／得到／接受培训 - learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
学习／偶然学会／提高／发展技能 - cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
应付／勉力完成／分担／分摊工作量 - improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
达到更好的工作与生活的平衡 - have (no) job satisfaction/job security
有／没有工作满足感／职业保障
Building a career 建立职业生涯 - have a job/work/a career/a vocation
有工作／事业／职业 - find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
找到／从事／致力于／实践适合自己的职业 - enter/go into/join a profession
加入一个行业 - choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
选择／从事／开始／致力于一种职业 - change jobs/profession/career
换工作／行业／职业 - be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
做自由职业 - do/take on temp work/freelance work
做／开始从事临时工作／特约工作 - do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
做／从事／参与义务性工作
Leaving your job 离职 - leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
离职；辞职 - give up work/your job/your career
放弃工作／事业 - hand in your notice/resignation
递交辞呈 - plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
计划／预计六月／明年等退休 - take early retirement
提前退休
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifeb1, Educationb1Admission is obtained by written application. 要求录取须书面提出申请。 Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer in French. 征聘法语讲师，欢迎应聘。 I am pleased to tell you that your application for the post of Assistant Editor has been successful. 我很高兴地通知你，你已经成功申请到了助理编辑一职。 It takes time to process each application. 处理每份申请都需要花时间。 Prospective members fill out an online application. 想成为会员，要在网上填申请表。 There has been a drop in visa applications. 申请签证的人数下降了。 We accept permit applications year-round. 我们全年接受办理许可证的申请。 an application to the local authority 向地方当局提出的申请 I've made an application for a loan of £3 000. 我已经申请了3 000英镑的贷款。 We received over 100 applications for the job. 我们收到100多份求职申请。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- formal
- written
- successful
- …
- file
- lodge
- make
- …
- form
- guidelines
- deadline
- …
- by application
- on application
- application for
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the practical use of something, especially a theory, discovery, etc. （尤指理论、发现等的）应用，运用 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。 What are the practical applications of this work? 这项工作的实际用途是什么？ - application (of something) to something
the application of new technology to teaching 新技术在教学上的应用
Extra Examplesthe reported therapeutic applications of bee venom 蜂毒所谓的治疗用途 The program is designed for general application. 这个方案是为广泛应用而设计的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- practical
- real-world
- general
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an act of putting or spreading something, such as paint or medical creams, onto something else 涂抹；敷用；施用 - [uncountable]
the act of making a rule, etc. operate or become effective 运用；生效 strict application of the law 法律的严格执行
- [countable] (abbreviation app)
a program designed to do a particular job; a piece of software 应用程序；应用软件 
a database application 数据库应用软件
Wordfindersee also killer appExtra ExamplesTopics Computersc1Users access the applications via the Web. 用户通过网络使用应用程序。 You can run several applications at the same time. 你可以同时运行多个应用程序。 an operating system that can integrate other applications 可将其他应用程序集成起来的操作系统
- [uncountable] (formal)
the strength of mind to work hard at something; great effort 勤奋；努力
for job/course求职；办手续
practical use实用
of paint/cream油漆；乳剂
of rule/law规章；法律
computing计算机技术
hard work勤奋
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin applicatio(n-), from the verb applicare ‘fold, fasten to’, from ad- ‘to’ + plicare ‘to fold’.