candidate
noun[C]
uk/ˈkæn.dɪ.dət//ˈkæn.dɪ.deɪt/us/ˈkæn.dɪ.dət//ˈkæn.dɪ.deɪt/B2
apersonwho iscompetingto get ajoborelectedposition:
申请人;候选人There are three candidatesstandingin theelection.有3位候选人参加竞选。
apersonor thingconsideredlikelytoreceiveorexperiencesomething:
可能有…结局者,被认定会经历…者TheEnglishDepartmentis alikelycandidateforstaffcuts.英语系很有可能要裁员。
B1UK
someone who is taking anexam:
考生;应试者,投考者Candidates must writetheirnameson thetoppageof theexampaper.考生必须将自己的名字写在试卷首页。
- How many candidates are there for thejob?
- He was aborderlinecandidate.
- Inexperience canworkagainst a candidatelookingfor ajob.
- We haveinterviewedsome verystrongcandidates.
- Nine of the ten candidates were women.
Applying for a job
- acquihire
- advertisement
- anoint
- anointed
- applicant
- assign
- elect
- get in
- go intosomething
- golden hello
- goonda
- handpicked
- nomination
- referee
- relocation expenses
- resume
- retain
- rope
- self-constituted
- testimonial
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Voters & candidates in elections
Getting, receiving and accepting
Exams, tests & exercises