application的基本意思是“申请,申请表,申请书”,通常指非常正规、供有关部门考虑的书面“申请,请求”,常用于正式和书面语中。application也可作“实际应用,用途”“施用,敷用,涂抹”解。
如:
Fundamental questions about the human brain can now be answered using straightforward applications of fMRI.
现今科学界已能直接利用功能性核磁共振造影技术来解答我们对于人脑运作的基本疑问.
The fundamentals will serve as the basic for control system application and design.