每日一词：candidate

candidate

英英释义：a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election

例句：So far only five candidates have shown interest in this sales position.

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）

“candidate”是名词，意思是“候选人、应试者、求职者、人选”，具体意思要取决于上下文。比如竞选总统的人就叫 presidential candiate；上完了博士阶段的课程，正在写博士论文的学生一般被叫做 doctoral candidate 或 PhD candidate；找工作的也可以叫 candidate。

candidate 是个精确、好用的单词，阅读原版杂志和书籍经常可以碰到这个词。我们来通过几个例句了解、掌握它。

比如前不久美国前副总统 Joe Biden 决定竞选下一届美国总统，我们可以说：

Joe Biden decided to run for president in 2020.

我们可以用 candidate 来改写：

Joe Biden recently decided to join others as a presidential candidate.

好几个博士候选人都放弃了博士学位，跑到硅谷去创业：

Quite a few PhD candidates gave up their doctoral degree and moved to Silicon Valley to start start-ups.

目前只有五个人对这个销售职位感兴趣，我们就可以说：

So far only five candidates have shown interest in this sales position.

3. 练习

1）翻译

人才市场竞争太激烈，僧多粥少。

There are far more candidates than jobs in the competitive job market.

In the cut-throat job market, there are too many candidates and not nearly enough jobs.

2）造句

Opponents say they circumvents the Constitution and would result in candidates focusing their attention on major metropolitan areas.