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应用

yìng yòng

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pinyin
yìng yòng
simplified
应用
traditional
應用

1 · 动词

to put to use; to apply

要使用;要应用

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We could apply the theory of punctuated equilibrium to languages.

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我们可以把间断平衡理论应用到语言上。

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