candidate

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

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。

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]

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

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。