application /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it. 申请

  例：

  His application for membership of the organization was rejected.

  他对该组织会员资格的申请被拒绝了。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT In computing, an application is a piece of software designed to carry out a particular task. 应用软件

  例：

  The service works as a software application that is accessed via the internet.

  该业务是一个可以通过因特网访问的软件应用程序。

• 3. 

  N-VAR The application of a rule or piece of knowledge is the use of it in a particular situation. 应用

  例：

  Students learned the practical application of the theory they had learned in the classroom.

  学生们学会了课堂上学到的理论的实际应用。

• 4. 

  N-UNCOUNT Application is hard work and concentration on what you are doing over a period of time. 勤奋

  例：

  ...his immense talent, boundless energy and unremitting application.

  …他的巨大天资、无限精力与不懈努力。