Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1227
Fully loadedcandidate
候选人
a person who is nominated for election
- 1.
A person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a position or privilege.
寻求被选举或任命到某职位或特权的人。
- 2.
a politician who is running for public office
竞选公职的政治人物
- 3.
A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege.
被认为可能或值得获得某职位或特权的人。
- 4.
someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
被考虑授予某职位、奖项或荣誉等的人
- 5.
A participant in an examination.
考试的参与者
- 6.
Someone or something likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for a purpose.
可能或适合被选中用于某个目的的人或事物
- 7.
A student taking a degree who has finished the coursework but has other remaining requirements such as a dissertation.
已完成课程但仍有其他要求的学位学生,如论文
- 8.
The recipient of certain academic degrees, now mainly awarded in Scandinavia.
某些学术学位的获得者,现在主要在斯堪的纳维亚授予
- 9.
A gene which may play a role in a given disease.
可能在某种疾病中起作用的基因
候选人；应试者；投考者；寻求被选举或任命到某职位或特权的人。；竞选公职的政治人物；被认为可能或值得获得某职位或特权的人。
In use
The candidate promised to improve the education system.
We interviewed five candidates for the position.
All candidates must arrive by 9 a.m.
candidate for sth
She is a strong candidate for the position.
她是这个职位的强劲候选人。
candidate to do sth
He was the first candidate to pass the exam.
他是第一个通过考试的候选人。
candidate in sth
There are three candidates in the election.
选举中有三位候选人。
Connections
Collocations
- presidential candidate
- 总统候选人
- The presidential candidate gave a speech at the rally.总统候选人在集会上发表了演讲。
- job candidate
- 求职者
- The job candidate impressed the interviewers with her experience.这位求职者以她的经验给面试官留下了深刻印象。
- candidate for
- ……的候选人
- He is a candidate for the position of manager.他是经理职位的候选人。
- leading candidate
- 领先的候选人
- She is the leading candidate in the election polls.她在选举民调中领先。
- candidate list
- 候选人名单
- His name was removed from the candidate list.他的名字从候选人名单中被删除了。
- strong candidate
Learner notes
Memory Tip
candidate 拆成 can did ate，联想：能（can）做（did）吃（ate）的人就是候选人。
Context & Register
多用于正式或半正式场合，如选举、求职、申请等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common true rhymes with 'candidate' (/ˈkæn.dɪdət/). 'Graduate' shares the '-date' spelling but is pronounced /ˈɡrædʒuɪt/. 'Immediate' and 'delegate' are lookalikes with distinct pronunciations.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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