• vt. 申請；涂，敷；應用
• vi. 申請；涂，敷；適用；請求

前綴ap-同ad-. 詞根ply, 卷入，卷進，見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.

投資者可以申購固定價格的股票組合。

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2. You will need to apply three coats of varnish.

需要刷三層清漆。

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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。

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4. Priority will be given to those who apply early.

早申請者將獲優(yōu)先考慮。

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5. Apply a dressing to the wound and bandage it.

給傷口蓋上敷料并用繃帶包扎起來。

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