applaud and the others joined in. ffkff M It 0 [VN] They rose to applaud the speaker.
111 ii*
applaud her decision, fell ]If(Kj/E
0 0 His efforts to improve the situation are to be applauded,
. 0f
if W ^ A [St i£ S y ® if o Of applaud
her for having the courage to refuse.
ap
plause /a'ploiz/ noun [U] the noise made by a group of
people clapping their hands and sometimes shouting to show their approval or
enjoyment Give
her a big round of applause! fj M M # ! O The audience broke into rapturous
applause. + —
apple O-w/'aepl/notm
a
round fruit with shiny red or green skin and firm white flesh an apple pie o apple sauce
garden
with three apple trees 1$#: [II — picture o page R17 — see also Adam’s apple, Big Apple, cooking apple,
crab apple, eating apple, toffee apple IT»T771 the apple doesn’t
fall/never falls far from the 'tree [saying, especially NAmE) a child usually behaves in a
similar way to his or her parent(s) L£; the .apple
of sb’s 'eye a person or thing that is loved more than
any other 4'fF^Pl; .apples and ‘oranges
[NAmE) used
to describe a situation in which two people or things are completely different
from each other B M : They
really are
apples and oranges. — more at
American adj., rotten
adj.
'apple cart noun 117171 see upset v;
apple-jack /'aepld3aek/ noun [u] [NAmE) a strong alcoholic drink made from cider (= an alcoholic drink made from
the juice of apples)
.apple 'pie noun 1 [C, U] apples baked in a dish with
pastry on the bottom, sides and
top
: a slice of apple pie 2 [U] [NAmE) used
to
represent an idea of perfect home life and comfort # g? if: Who could argue against
motherhood and apple pie? ifj/ILIP
%? ITTTTn see American
adj.
,apple-pie 'bed noun [BrE) a bed which, as a joke, has been made
with one of the sheets folded back so that sb cannot stretch their legs out in
it “HHf” HP
j* (mm , ()
,apple-pie 'order noun [u] the state of being very carefully
and neatly arranged # M H ; # # fi
$k : Everything was in
apple-pie order, fjf || |j$ g |g
ap
plet /'asplat/ noun [computing if) a program which is run from
within another program, for example from within an Internet browser
ap pli ance /a'plaians/ noun a machine that is designed to do a
particular thing in the home, such as preparing food, heating or cleaning ( ; H ^:
electrical/household appliances ffefA o
They
sell a wide range of domestic appliances —washing machines, dishwashers and so
on. life 111 tH Hrffe
ap plic able /a'plikabl; 'aeplikabl/ adj. [not usually before noun] ~ (to sb/sth) that can be said to be true in the case of
sb/sth if ; ff jig ET1?I relevant : Much
of the
form was not applicable (= did not apply) to me.
0 Give
details of children where applicable (= if you have any). o
► ap
plic abil ity /a.plika’bilati; .aeplik-/ noun [uj: The
new approach had wide applicability to all sorts of different problems. A H #■# #
fwJM.,
ap pli cant /'mplikant/ noun - (for sth) a person who makes a formal request for
sth (- applies for it), especially for a job, a place at a college or
university, etc. # if A ( A ft &W, There were
over 500 applicants for the job. %' 500 & A $ ift {ft life