candidate

英英釋義：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. 體會這個詞 （進階篇）

“candidate”是名詞，意思是“候選人、應試者、求職者、人選”，具體意思要取決于上下文。比如競選總統(tǒng)的人就叫 presidential candiate；上完了博士階段的課程，正在寫博士論文的學生一般被叫做 doctoral candidate 或 PhD candidate；找工作的也可以叫 candidate。

candidate 是個精確、好用的單詞，閱讀原版雜志和書籍經常可以碰到這個詞。我們來通過幾個例句了解、掌握它。

比如前不久美國前副總統(tǒng) Joe Biden 決定競選下一屆美國總統(tǒng)，我們可以說：

Joe Biden decided to run for president in 2020.

我們可以用 candidate 來改寫：

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

好幾個博士候選人都放棄了博士學位，跑到硅谷去創(chuàng)業(yè)：

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

目前只有五個人對這個銷售職位感興趣，我們就可以說：

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

3. 練習

1）翻譯

人才市場競爭太激烈，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.