- To explicitly name something or state a particular detail, you specify that thing. So, when you have a craving for dessert and you send someone to the store to buy ice cream, you may want to specify a flavor.
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- vt. 指定，详述
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1. Remember to specify your size when ordering clothes.
订购服装时记着要详细说明你要的号码。
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2. The contract clearly specifies who can operate the machinery.
合同明确规定谁可以操作机器。
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3. The regulations specify that calculators may not be used in the examination.
考试规则明确规定考试时不得使用计算器。
- specify (v.) early 14c., "to speak;" mid-14c. "to name explicitly," from Old French specifier, especefier (13c.) and directly from Late Latin specificare "mention particularly," from specificus (see specific). Related: Specified; specifying.
spe·cify AWL / ˈspesɪfaɪ ; NAmE ˈspesɪfaɪ / verb ( speci·fies , speci·fy·ing , speci·fied , speci·fied ) to state sth, especially by giving an exact measurement, time, exact instructions, etc. 具体说明；明确规定；详述；详列 specifysth ◆ Remember to specify your size when ordering clothes. 订购服装时记着要详细说明你要的号码。 specifywho, what, etc… ◆ The contract clearly specifies who can operate the machinery. 合同明确规定谁可以操作机器。 specifythat… ◆ The regulations specify that calculators may not be used in the examination. 考试规则明确规定考试时不得使用计算器。 ▶ spe·ci·fi·able AWL / ˈspesɪfaɪəbl ; NAmE ˈspesɪfaɪəbl / adjective specify specifies specified specifying spe·cify / ˈspesɪfaɪ ; NAmE ˈspesɪfaɪ / spe·ci·fi·able / ˈspesɪfaɪəbl ; NAmE ˈspesɪfaɪəbl /
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