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specify

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vt.指定,详细说明,列入清单

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名词:specifier 动词过去式:specified 过去分词:specified 现在分词:specifying 第三人称单数:specifies

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spec,spect=to see,to look(看见)

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specify


/'spesɪfaɪ; `spɛsə,faɪ/
v (pt, pp -fied) [Tn, Tf, Tw] (esp fml 尤作文雅语) state or name clearly and definitely (details, materials, etc) 确切说明(细节、材料等); 明确规定; 详述
*The contract specifies red tiles, not slates, for the roof. 合同中规定屋顶要用红瓦而不用石板瓦.
* The regulations specify that you may use a dictionary in the examination. 规则中指明考试时可以用词典.

specify


v past tense and past participlespecifiedpresent participlespecifyingthird person singularspecifies [T]

[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: specifier, from Late Latin specificare, from specificus; SPECIFIC1]
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.