n. 候选人；申请者；应征人员（candidate 的复数）
candidate for候选人；人选
presidential candidate总统候选人
1.Both candidates have been trolling for votes.
两个候选人一直都在拉票。
2.The candidates are preparing to face off on TV tonight.
今夜候选人准备在电视上进行辩论。
3.There were several candidates missing from the list.
有几名候选人没有出现在名单中。
4.Candidates will sit the examinations in June.
考生将在六月参加考试。
5.The two candidates stood head and shoulders above the rest.
这两名候选人远远胜过其他人。
6.They weighed up the relative merits of the four candidates.
他们对四名候选人各自的优点作了比较。
7.Two of the candidates must be female.
候选人中必须有两名是女性。