通常父母会申请几个学校

Typically, parents apply to several schools and settle, if need be, for their fourth or fifth choice

通常父母会申请几个学校，而且如果必要的话会将就接受第四或第五个选择。

I’ve applied to a company for employment. 我向一家公司申请了就职。

I’ve applied to a bank’s loan department for a loan. 我向一家银行的贷款部门申请了贷款。

You will have to apply to City Hall for a building permit. 您将必须向厅申请建筑许可。

They applied to the government for financial help.

他们请求资助。

They applied to other medical institutions for assistance.

他们向其他医疗机构求援。

I want to apply to the bank for a loan. 我想向银行申请贷款。

3. apply to+do，申请做某事

They may apply to join the organization.

他们可以申请加入该组织。

He has applied to join the army.

他已报名参军。

He applied to join the party.

他申请入党。

The local hospital was one of the first to apply to become self-governing.

当地的医院是首批申请独立经营管理的单位之一。

You could apply to be a Stewardship Youth Ranger and work on local natural resource management projects for eight weeks this summer ．

你可以申请成为一名青年护林员,并在今年夏天为当地自然资源管理项目工作8周。

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apply后可接不定式或介词to+动名词形式均可。如：

They will apply the money to build(ing) up a little library.

他们将申请一笔钱建一个小图书馆。

4.apply at 是指亲自到场的那种申请，如：

He applied at the local police station for a pedlar’s certificate.

他向当地警局申请了商贩营业执照。

Job seekers should apply at the personnel office.

寻找工作的人应当亲自到人事处提出申请。