ap·ply

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【词性】：vt．

【释义】：

❶ 应用，适用：apply theory to practice把理论应用于实践．❷ 敷(药)，涂(油、漆)，施(肥)：apply some ointment to a wound给伤口搽上一些油膏．apply oil to a machine给机器加油．apply fertilizer施肥．❸ 专心，致力于：The workers apply their minds to technical innovation．工人们大搞技术革新．apply oneself to sth．(or to doing sth．)专心致力于(做)某事：apply oneself to one’s work努力工作．They ap plied themselves to producing controllable silicon．他们努力生产可控硅．－vi．❶ 适用，适合：The method does not apply to our work．这方法不适用于我们的工作．❷ 申请，请求(for)：apply for Party membership(enlistment)申请入党(参军)．You may apply to the leader for a room．你可以找领导要个房间．