apply to 与apply for区别就是意思稍有不同:
同为“申请”之意时,apply to的宾语在内容上则应当是对之作出申请的个人或机构,例如秘书 (secretary), 经理 (director), 大学 (university, college)
例句:
The captain applied to headquarters for a transfer.
上尉向司令部请求调动.
apply for 的宾语在内容上应当是希望获得的事物,例如工作(job, work),职务(post, position),奖金(reward),签证(visa)
例句:
My Brother is thinking of applying for the monitor.
我哥哥正在考虑申请当班长。
2.apple to 还有“适应”的意思.
举例:
The convention does not apply to us
这条惯例对我们不适用。
扩展资料:
Similar arrangements apply to students who are ordinarily resident in Scotland.
类似的安排适用于长期居住在苏格兰的学生。
While her observations may be true about some men, they could hardly apply to the entiregender.
虽然她的评论就某些男人而言可能是正确的,但绝不适用于所有男性。