applied

Word family  noun applicant application adjective applicable applied verb apply

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ap·plied /əˈplaɪd/ ●○○ adjective  applied science/physics/linguistics etc USE somethingscience etc that has a practical use 应用科学/物理学/语言学等 → pure(10), → theoretical(1)

Examples from the Corpus

applied• National Socialism is nothing more than applied biology.• The applied ethics strand is represented by a unit concerned with moral problems relating to conflict between persons, groups and societies.• Another aspect of the applied philosophy of the polytechnics is that they should maintain close contacts with industry and business.

ap·plied adjectiveChineseSyllable  

Corpus use has science that a etc practical

applied
ap‧plied /əˈplaɪd/ adjectiveapplied science/physics/linguistics etc science etc that has a practical use ⇨ pure (10), theoretical (1)

ap·pliedBrE /əˈplaɪd/ 🔊NAmE /əˈplaɪd/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (especially of a subject of study 尤指学科) used in a practical way; not theoretical 应用的；实用的◆applied mathematics (= as used by engineers, etc.) 应用数学  ➡  compare pure (6)