apply

verb

1. ask (for something)

e.g. He applied for a leave of absence
She applied for college
apply for a job

2. refer (a word or name) to a person or thing

e.g. He applied this racial slur to me!

3. put into service
make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

e.g. use your head!
we only use Spanish at home
I can't use this tool
Apply a magnetic field here
This thinking was applied to many projects
How do you utilize this tool?
I apply this rule to get good results
use the plastic bags to store the food
He doesn't know how to use a computer

Synonym: useutilizeutiliseemploy

4. apply to a surface

e.g. She applied paint to the back of the house
Put on make-up!

Synonym: put on

5. give or convey physically

e.g. She gave him First Aid
I gave him a punch in the nose

Synonym: give

6. ensure observance of laws and rules

e.g. Apply the rules to everyone

Synonym: enforceimplement

7. avail oneself to

e.g. apply a principle
practice a religion
use care when going down the stairs
use your common sense
practice non-violent resistance

Synonym: practiceuse

8. apply oneself to

e.g. Please apply yourself to your homework

9. be pertinent or relevant or applicable

e.g. The same laws apply to you!
This theory holds for all irrational numbers
The same rules go for everyone

Synonym: holdgo for

10. be applicable to
as to an analysis

e.g. This theory lends itself well to our new data

Synonym: lend oneself

1. 申请;请求
If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.

e.g. I am continuing to apply for jobs...
我正在继续找工作。
e.g. They may apply to join the organization.
他们可以申请加入该组织。

2. 使（自己）全神贯注于；使（注意力等）集中于
If you apply yourself to something or apply your mind to something, you concentrate hard on doing it or on thinking about it.

e.g. Faulks has applied himself to this task with considerable energy...
福克斯为这项任务倾注了大量精力。
e.g. In spare moments he applied his mind to how rockets could be used to make money.
在业余时间他潜心研究如何能用火箭来赚钱。

3. 适用;适合
If something such as a rule or a remark applies to a person or in a situation, it is relevant to the person or the situation.

e.g. The convention does not apply to us...
这条惯例对我们不适用。
e.g. The rule applies where a person owns stock in a corporation.
该规定适用于持有公司股票的人。

4. 应用;运用
If you apply something such as a rule, system, or skill, you use it in a situation or activity.

e.g. The Government appears to be applying the same principle...
政府似乎是在运用相同的原则。
e.g. His project is concerned with applying the technology to practical business problems.
他的项目是将这项技术应用于实际的商务问题。

5. 将（名字等）用于
A name that is applied to someone or something is used to refer to them.

e.g. Connell said a new medical term should be applied to Berg's actions. He calls it 'medicide'.
康奈尔说应该用一个新的医学名词描述伯格的行为。他称之为“医生协助自杀”。

6. 涂抹；敷用；施用
If you apply something to a surface, you put it on or rub it into the surface.

e.g. The right thing would be to apply direct pressure to the wound...
正确的做法是直接按住伤口。
e.g. Applying the dye can be messy, particularly on long hair.
涂抹染发剂可能会搞得一团糟，特别是长发。

7. 踩（刹车）
When the driver of a vehicle applies the brakes, he or she uses them to slow the vehicle down or to stop it from moving.

apply的翻译

e.g. They forgot to apply the handbrake and the car rolled 60ft into the river.
他们忘了拉手刹，汽车翻滚了60英尺，掉进了河里。

8. see also: applied

1. 申请：罪犯说我依然行贿了法官,律师说不可能(presumably). 罪犯说我是以对手的身份(identify)来行贿的. 你申请(apply) 出国获得批准(approve) ,于是你对新东方很感激(appreciate) ,路上撞到一个 aggresive的女孩,引起你的

2. apply vt：I wrote five ~s for jobs, but didn't get a single reply.我写了五份找打工apply书,但一份答复也么有... | 30. apply vt. 请求,apply,应用;适用 | The sum is to be applied to the payment of duty.那笔钱是用来交税...

3. put in：put away 放好,收好 | put in 花费,付出(时间、精力等apply,正式提出 | put on 穿上,戴上;上演;渐增(体重)