1 a person who makes a formal request to be considered for a job or wants to be elected to a particular position 应征者;求职者;候选人:
We have some very good candidates for the post.这个职位的应征者有一部份挺不错。
candidate/ˋkændə͵det; ˈkændədət or ˈkændIdIt/n [C] 1 someone who is being considered for a job or is competing in an election 申请者﹔候选人: +for She's a likely candidate (=likely to be chosen) for the job. 这份工作她很有机会获聘。a presidential candidate 总统候选人2 BrE someone who is taking an examination【英】参加考试者﹐考生
candidatecandidatecandidatesnoun1a person who wants to be chosen for something: There were a lot of candidates for the job.2(British) a person who is taking an exam