| 主要翻译 | 
| apply [sth] to [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (spread [sth] on [sth/sb]) | 将...涂抹在...上 
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|   |   | 往...上搽... 
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|   | Apply the moisturizer liberally to your face and neck. | 
|   | 请将保湿液大量地涂抹在你的面部和颈部。 | 
| apply [sth] to [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (put [sth] to use) | 将…运用到 
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|   |   | 将…应用于 
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|   | She was able to apply her skills to the new project. | 
| apply [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (impose: a law) | 实施(法律) 
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|   | A judge's job is to apply the law, not to make new laws. | 
| apply⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."  |  (be relevant) | 应用  yìng yòng | 
|   |   | 适用  shì yòng | 
|   | In this new situation, the old rules do not apply. | 
|   | 老规则不适用于这个新情况。 | 
| apply to [sb/sth] vi + prep |  (be relevant to [sb], [sth]) | 适用于 
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|   |   | 适合  shì hé  | 
|   | The guidelines do not apply to this case. | 
| apply to [sth] vi + prep |  (send a request) | 申请  shēn qǐng  | 
|   | Cathy applied to three universities but none of them accepted her. | 
|   | 凯茜申请了三所大学,不过没有一所录取她。 | 
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| 其他翻译 | 
| apply to [sth] vi + prep |  (submit job application) | 求职 
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|   |   | 向…申请工作 
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|   | My brother applied to Microsoft and they offered him a job. | 
| apply vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (put to work, activate) | 运用…  yùn yòng | 
|   |   | 应用…  yìng yòng | 
|   | Justin was excited to apply the new skills he had learned. | 
| apply vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (spread) | 涂抹…  tú mǒ | 
|   |   | 涂擦…  tú cā | 
|   | Please apply sunscreen before going outside. | 
| apply [sth] to [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (put to use) | 把…运用在 
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|   |   | 把…应用于 
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|   | Gordon applied his mechanical skills to building and flying aircraft. | 
| 复合形式: | 
| apply for [sth] vi + prep |  (request formally) | 申请  shēn qǐng  | 
|   | Thomas applied for a credit card. | 
apply for a job,  apply for a position v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  (reply to employment advertisement) | 申请工作  shēn qǐng gōng zuò  | 
|   | My only task for today is to apply for a job. | 
| apply make-up vtr + n |  (put on cosmetics) | 抹化妆品  mǒ huà zhuāng pǐn | 
|   |   | 化妆  huà zhuāng | 
|   | I don't have the time to apply makeup, so it's lucky I have nice skin! | 
| apply pressure v |  literal (press firmly) (本义) | 压,用力按 
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|   | Applying pressure to the cut will stop the bleeding. | 
| apply pressure v |  figurative (try to persuade [sb] to [sth]) (比喻) | 施加压力  shī jiā yā lì | 
|   | What the army calls "applying pressure to prisoners" other people might call "torture". | 
| apply yourself v |  (make an effort, work hard) | 致力于  zhì lì yú  | 
|   | I am really going to apply myself to my studies. |