specify

英 [ˈspesɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈspesɪfaɪ]

v.  具体说明; 明确规定; 详述; 详列

过去分词：specified　现在分词：specifying　过去式：specified　第三人称单数：specifies　

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Collins.2 / BNC.2230 / COCA.4860

牛津词典

verb

• 具体说明；明确规定；详述；详列
  to state sth, especially by giving an exact measurement, time, exact instructions, etc.
  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。
  2. The contract clearly specifies who can operate the machinery.
     合同明确规定谁可以操作机器。
  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。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 明确说明;具体指定
  If youspecifysomething, you give information about what is required or should happen in a certain situation.
  1. They specified a spacious entrance hall...
     他们专门指定要一个宽敞的大门厅。
  2. 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。
• VERB 具体说明（或规定）
  If youspecifywhat should happen or be done, you explain it in an exact and detailed way.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Patients eat together at a specified time.
     病人在规定的时间集体就餐。

英英释义

verb

• select something or someone for a specific purpose
  1. The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
  Synonym:assignset apart
• design or destine
  1. She was intended to become the director
  Synonym:intenddestinedesignate
• define clearly
  1. I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
  Synonym:pin downpeg downnail downnarrow downnarrow
• decide upon or fix definitely
  1. fix the variables
  2. specify the parameters
  Synonym:setdeterminedefinefixlimit
• specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement
  1. The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
  2. The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
  Synonym:stipulatequalifycondition
• be specific about
  1. Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
  Synonym:particularizeparticularisespecializespecialise
• determine the essential quality of
  Synonym:definedelineatedelimitdelimitate

双语例句

• In this case, we specify the domain name and the SOA ( Start of authority) information.
  在此例中，我们指定了域名和SOA（Startofauthority）信息。
• This option enables you to specify the list of repositories that users can access.
  选择了这一项，您就可以指定用户能够访问的资料库列表。
• 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。
• These options specify the user ID and password to connect to the database instance.
  这些选项指定连接到数据库实例的用户ID和密码。
• A method descriptor just combines field descriptors to specify the parameter types and return type of a method.
  方法描述符结合了字段描述符，以指定方法的参数类型和返回类型。
• 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。
• You must specify the database in the plug-in's configuration file.
  必须在插件的配置文件中指定该数据库。
• You also must specify a prefix for the user's home directory type.
  您还必须为用户的主目录类型指定一个前缀。
• You might notice that when you send the request, using the open method, you specify three parameters.
  您可能已经注意到了，在用open方法发送这个请求时，指定了三个参数。
• With this extra element, you can specify the CSS selectors that address only the elements in this scope.
  使用额外的元素，您可以指定仅处理该范围中的元素的CSS选择器。