apply

英 [?'pla?] 美[?'pla?]

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第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?applies;過(guò)去式:?applied;過(guò)去分詞:?applied;現(xiàn)在分詞:?applying;

apply 應(yīng)用，申請(qǐng)

前綴ap-同ad-. 詞根ply, 卷入，卷進(jìn)，見(jiàn)imply.

apply: apply: see ply
apply (v.): late 14c., "to put (one's faculties, etc.) to some task or career," late 14c., from Old French aploiier "apply, use, attach" (12c., Modern French appliquer), from Latin applicare "attach to, join, connect;" figuratively, "devote (oneself) to, give attention," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + plicare "fold" (see ply (v.1)). The etymological sense is "bring things in contact with one another." Of lotions, from early 15c. Meaning "seek a job by submitting an application for one" is from 1851. A by-form applicate is recorded from 1530s. Related: Applied; applying.

1. Investors can apply for a package of shares at a set price.: 投資者可以申購(gòu)固定價(jià)格的股票組合。

3. The right thing would be to apply direct pressure to the wound.: 正確的做法是直接按住傷口。