candidate

英 [ˈkændɪdət]

美 [ˈkændɪdət]

n. (竞选或求职的)候选人，申请人; 投考者; 应试者; 参加考试的人; 被认定适合者; 被认定有某种结局者

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1227 / COCA.957

同义词辨析

candidate applicant aspirant nominee【导航词义：候选人】

candidaten. 候选人；申请人

〔辨析〕

指竞选的候选人或某一职位的申请人。

〔例证〕

Who will be the presidential candidate?
谁将是总统候选人？
The defeated candidate demanded a recount.
落选的候选人要求重新计算选票。
Tom is the strongest candidate for the position.
汤姆是这一职位最强有力的竞争者。

applicantn. 申请者，求职者

〔辨析〕

通常指正式提交书面材料申请某一职位、高校入学资格等的人。

〔例证〕

We give preference to applicants with some experience.
我们优先录用有经验的求职者。
He is the best applicant for the job.
他是这一职位的申请人中最优秀的一位。
There is no lack of applicants to this college.
该学院不乏申请者。

aspirantn. 〈正式〉有志者

〔辨析〕

通常指有雄心壮志要取得成功或荣誉的人。

〔例证〕

an aspirant for literary honour
渴望文坛扬名的人
They're aspirants to the title of world champion.
他们是有志夺取世界冠军的人。

nomineen. 被提名者

〔辨析〕

通常指某一职位、奖项等的提名候选人。

〔例证〕

a presidential nominee
总统候选人的被提名者
an Oscar nominee
获得奥斯卡提名的人
He is the nominee for the position.
他是该职位的被提名者。

牛津词典

noun

（竞选或求职的）候选人，申请人
a person who is trying to be elected or is applying for a job
1. one of the leading candidates for the presidency
  总统职位的主要候选人之一
2. a presidential candidate
  总统候选人
3. He stood as a candidate in the local elections.
  他作为候选人参加地方选举。
4. There were a large number of candidates for the job.
  有许多求职者申请这份工作。
投考者；应试者；参加考试的人
a person taking an exam
1. a candidate for the degree of MPhil
  攻读哲学硕士学位者
被认定适合者；被认定有某种结局者
a person or group that is considered suitable for sth or that is likely to get sth or to be sth
1. Our team is a prime candidate for relegation this year.
  今年我们队最有可能降级。
2. Your father is an obvious candidate for a heart attack.
  你父亲显然是容易患心脏病的人。

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 候选人;求职者
Acandidateis someone who is being considered for a position, for example someone who is running in an election or applying for a job.
1. The Democratic candidate is still leading in the polls...
  民主党候选人的得票数依然领先。
2. He is a candidate for the office of Governor...
  他是州长候选人之一。
3. We all spoke to them and John emerged as the best candidate.
  我们全部和他们进行了面谈,结果约翰在求职者中脱颖而出。
考生;应试者
Acandidateis someone who is taking an examination.
攻读学位者;在读本科生(或硕士生、博士生)
Acandidateis someone who is studying for a degree at a college.
N-COUNT 适合…的人(或物);可能有…结局的人(或物)
Acandidateis a person or thing that is regarded as being suitable for a particular purpose or as being likely to do or be a particular thing.
1. I think Birmingham City are prime candidates for relegation next season...
  我认为下个赛季伯明翰城队最有可能降级。
2. Those who are overweight or indulge in high-salt diets are candidates for hypertension.
  体重偏高或口味偏咸者易患高血压。

英英释义

noun

a politician who is running for public office
Synonym:campaignernominee
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
Synonym:prospect

双语例句

We all spoke to them and John emerged as the best candidate.
我们全部和他们进行了面谈，结果约翰在求职者中脱颖而出。
The candidate will take an oral examination.
那个应试者将参加口试。
With a Labour candidate in place they won by a mile
有一个工党的候选人坐镇，他们大获全胜。
Neither candidate won a working majority.
两位候选人都没有赢得有效的多数票。
Her name has been mentioned as a favoured leadership candidate.
提到她的名字时，说她是领导职位的热门候选人。
At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister
他一度看似是个合适的首相人选。
The populist party anointed him as its candidate
平民党选定他做候选人。
I spoke privately to the candidate after the oral.
口试后，我私下里与那位考生谈了谈。
Britain will support him as a candidate for the presidency of the organisation
英国会支持他竞选这个组织的主席职位。
He argues that he is the true candidate of change.
他争辩说他才是真正能带来变革的候选人。