candidate

【发音】

美 /ˈkændɪˌdet, -dɪt/ 英 /'kændɪdeɪt; 'kændɪdət/

【翻译】

1. n. 候选人； 投考者， 申请求职者

   英释:someone who is being considered for a job or is competing in an election

【记忆】

can(能) ＋ did(做) ＋ ate → 能做实事的人才能当候选人 → 候选人

【短语】

1. candidate for : 候选人；人选

2. presidential candidate : 总统候选人

3. qualified candidate : 合格的候选人；合资格人员

4. suitable candidate : 合适人选

5. doctoral candidate : 博士研究生

【例句】

1. a presidential candidate

   总统候选人

【真题例句】

1. (2017.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...compare those excellent letters with a merely good letter: the candidate was productive...

2. (2017.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...The candidate was productive, or intelligent, or a solid scientist or something that's clearly solid praise, but nothing that singles out the candidate as exceptional to one of a kind...

3. (2009.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...I would have automatically assumed the man was the best candidate because the position required quite a bit of extensive travel...

4. (2009.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact...

【同、近义词】

1. n.候选人，候补者；应试者

   examinee/

【同根词】

1. n

   candidacy : 候选资格；候选状态

   candidature : [法] 候选人资格；候选人的地位（等于candidacy）