[VERB 动词]明确说明;具体指定 If you specify something, you give information about what is required or should happen in a certain situation.
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They specified a spacious entrance hall...
他们专门指定要一个宽敞的大门厅。
He has not specified what action he would like them to take.
他尚未明确说明自己希望他们采取什么样的行动。
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[VERB 动词]具体说明(或规定) If you specify what should happen or be done, you explain it in an exact and detailed way.
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Each recipe specifies the size of egg to be used...
每种菜谱都具体规定了所用鸡蛋的大小。
One rule specifies that learner drivers must be supervised by adults...
一条规则明确规定,见习驾驶员必须有成人的监督。
Patients eat together at a specified time.
病人在规定的时间集体就餐。
Oxford
spe·cifyAWL/ˈspesɪfaɪ; NAmEˈspesɪfaɪ/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·ableAWL/ˈspesɪfaɪəbl; NAmEˈspesɪfaɪəbl/adjectivespecifyspecifiesspecifiedspecifyingspe·cify/ˈspesɪfaɪ; NAmEˈspesɪfaɪ/spe·ci·fi·able/ˈspesɪfaɪəbl; NAmEˈspesɪfaɪəbl/
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specifyspe‧ci‧fy /ˈspesɪfaɪ/ ●●○W3AWL verb (past tense and past participle specified, present participle specifying, third person singular specifies) [transitive]
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to state something in an exact and detailed way: Payments will be made for a specified number of months.specify who/what/how etc Regulations specify how long maintenance crews can work.specify that The rules clearly specify that competitors must not accept payment.
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[ˈspesɪfaɪ]specified, specifying, specifies
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specified[883]
指定(96%),详细说明(3%),阐述(1%)
vt.指定;详细说明;列举;把…列入说明书
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