candidate /ˈkændɪˌdeɪt/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A candidate is someone who is being considered for a position, for example someone who is running in an election or applying for a job. 候选人

  例：

  The Democratic candidate is still leading in the polls.

  那名民主党候选人仍在民意测验中领先。

  例：

  He is a candidate for the office of governor.

  他是州长的候选人。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A candidate is someone who is studying for a degree at a college. 攻读学位者 [美国英语]

  例：

  He is now a candidate for a Master's degree in social work at San Francisco State University.

  他目前在旧金山州立大学攻读社会工作硕士学位。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A candidate is a person or thing that is regarded as being suitable for a particular purpose or as being likely to do or be a particular thing. 有望做…的人; 有望成为…的事

  例：

  Those who are overweight or indulge in high-salt diets are candidates for hypertension.

  那些身体超重或饮食偏咸的人属于易患高血压症的人群。