每日一词【984】applicant：申请人

今天我们要学的词是applicant¹。 Applicant, 申请人。 "Duke University had a record 27,000 freshman² applicants³ this year," 杜克大学今年申请入学的大学一年级新生多达两万七千人，创下了最高记录。与此同时， "Yale only admitted less than 8% of its applicants," 耶鲁大学招收的新生人数不到申请总人数的百分之八。

今日美国报报道说，虽然警察和消防队急需招人，但报名的人却往往过不了体能测试这一关。比如说在密西西比州的杰克逊，体能测试下来， "More than a third of applicants could not pass," 三分之一以上的申请者都不合格。好的，今天我们学习的词是applicant...

1 applicant   

n.申请人，求职者，请求者

参考例句：

• He was the hundredth applicant for the job. 他是第100个申请这项工作的人。
• In my estimation, the applicant is well qualified for this job. 据我看, 这位应征者完全具备这项工作的条件。

2 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

3 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。