英汉词典

1. 申请；请求；申请书；申请表
    An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.

application的翻译

    e.g. His application for membership of the organisation was rejected...
           他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。
    e.g. ...Turkey's application to join the European Community...
           土耳其要求加入欧共体的申请

2. 应用；运用
    The application of a rule or piece of knowledge is the use of it in a particular situation.

    e.g. Students learned the practical application of the theory they had learned in the classroom...
           学生们学会了将课堂上学到的理论付诸实际应用。
    e.g. Simon's book provides a succinct outline of artificial intelligence and its application to robotics.
           西蒙的书简明扼要地概括了人工智能及其在机器人技术方面的应用。

3. （计算机的）应用软件
    In computing, an application is a piece of software designed to carry out a particular task.

4. 勤奋;专心;努力
    Application is hard work and concentration on what you are doing over a period of time.

    e.g. ...his immense talent, boundless energy and unremitting application.
           他横溢的才华、充沛的精力和不懈的努力

5. 涂抹；敷用；施用
    The application of something to a surface is the act or process of putting it on or rubbing it into the surface.

    e.g. With repeated applications of weedkiller, the weeds were overcome.
           经过反复施用除草剂，杂草得以彻底根除。