spearmint /'spiamint; NAmE 'spiral-/ noun [U] a type of mint used
especially in making sweets/candy and toothpaste 留兰■香；绿薄荷：spearmint chewing gum 留兰香 口香糖一compare peppermint(I) spec /spek/ noun, verb
m noun [Br£) a detailed description
of sth, especially the design and materials needed to produce sth ： Wie want t/ie mac/iine manu/actured t0 our own spec•我们要 求这台机器按我们自己的规格来制造。一see also speci- fication, specs on 'spec (fir£, informal) when you do sth on spec, you are trying to
achieve sth without organizing it in advance, but hoping you will be lucky 碰运气
■
verb (-CC-) [VN] (6r£) to design and make
sth to a particular standard 余#定标准设计弁_造：TTie camera is weH specced at出^咖&这台照妇仇完全是按价儿制
造的。
speccy = specky special /'spejl/ adj., noun
m adj. 1 [usually before noun] not ordinary or usual;
different from what is normal特殊的；特别的；不專常
的；.不一，般的 S3D exceptional: The school will only aHow this m speciaZ
circumstances.学校只有在特殊情说
下才会同意这种事。◊ Some 〇/ the OJ^ciak /iave special privileges. W些會员享受特权。◊ There is something specfaZ about this p丨ace.这个;iffe方有 It分特别。2 more important than others; deserving or getting
more atten- tion than usual重要如；格外看重的；特别关照的： What are your specid
interests?你有哪些主要的爱好？ ◊
She’s a very speciaZ_/Wend.她是我#知]要好的朋友。◊ Our special guest on next week's show will
be ...
周节自的特邀嘉宾是…◊
Don’t Zose it—it’s speda〖•另j去
T-- 这可不是一般东西。3 organized or intended
for a particular purpose 的；有专门目的的；起专门
作用的：.a spedai event 特设活动◊ TTiese teachers
need special tmififng.这些教师需奏专门的培训。4
used
by or intended for one particular person or group of people 专用的；专门针对…的；特有的：ShehcwaspeciaZway
〇/smi〖ing.她微笑的样子看些特别。◊ He sent a special message to t/ie men.他给那些人专丨、]去了一封信。5 [only before noun]
belter or more than usual 更好的；格外的： As an only child she got
special attention. M ^ 4
女，所以4受关爱。◊ PZea^e tafce specie^ care 〇/ it.请对 它多i卩关照。一compare especial
■
noun 1 something that is not usually
available but is
provided for a particular
purpose or on one occasion 特别活动（或节目等）；特制产品：an dection-night special on television @ 0 The menu
changes regularly and there
are daily specials to choose 介〇m.菜谱定期更换，而且每天都有特色菜供选择。
2 [informal, especially NAmE) a price for a particular
product in a shop/store or restaurant that is lower than usual 特价：r/iere’s a spedai on cojSfee this vveefc.本周咖 啡特♦价。
'special agent noun a detective who works for the federal government in the
特工;特务
'Special Branch now/? [U+sing./pl.
v.] (also
the
'Special Branch [sing.+sing./pl,
v.]) the department of the
British police force that deals with the defence of the country against
political crimes and terrorism (英国警察部门
的）政$保安处
.special 'constable noun (in Britain) a person
who is not a professional police officer but who is trained to help the police
force, especially during an emergency 临N；警察，纠$(英国在非常时期协助警察维持治安> .special de'livery noun [U] a service that
delivers a letter，etc. faster than normal (信件等的）特快专递
,speciat development
area (also
,special 'area) noun an area of the UK for which special laws
exist in order to help the economy to develop (英国）经济发 展特JX,经济开发区
.special edu'eation noun [U] the education of
children who have physical or learning problems 特殊教育（■为
有身体障碍;或学习障碍的儿童而设）
.special effects noun [pi.] unusual or
exciting pieces of action in films/movies or television programmes,
that are created by computers or clever photography to
1931 special
pleading
show things that do not
normally exist or happen (电
影或电视节目的）特技效果
,special interest
group (also
.special
interest)
noun
{especially NAm^) a group of people who work together to
achieve sth that they are particularly interested in, especially by putting
pressure on the govem- ment，etc.(尤指A政府施压的）特殊利益集团
spe-cial-ism
/'spejalizam/
noun 1 [G] an area of study
or work that sb specializes in 专业；’ i专长：a busmess degree with a speciafcm in computing 专修计算机技米的
商业学:位◊ !>r Crane’s
specialism is tropfcaZ diseases. 克莱恩博士的研究领域是热带病。2 [U] the fact of specializing in a particular subject 专业化’ specialist 0-»» Vspejalist/ noun 1 a person who is an
expert in a particular area of work or study ^ % a specialist in Japanese history 日本史 + 家“ 2 ■幺 doctor
who has specialized in a particular area of
medicine 专科医生： a
cancer speciaiist
癌’症专科医生一compare generalist ► spe- cial-ist adj. [only before noun]： specialist
magazines ’杂志◊ Ybu need some speciafct advice. ‘你需要咨询专业
.人士。.. .. ..
spe-ci.al.ity /.speji’eelati/ (8rf)
(also, spe.cial.ty
NAmf,
Br£) noun
{pi. -ies) 1 a type of food or
product that a restaurant or place is famous for because it is so good .特产；特色菜：Sea/ood is a specfaHty on the .iskmd•.海 味是岛±的#产。◊ iocaZ
specia邱es ±特产 2 an area of work or
study that sb gives most of their attention to and knows a lot about; sth that
sb is good at 专业；.专 长：My spedah'ty is fntemationd tax 〖aw.我的专业是国 际錐。•
spe-ciaMze (BrE also -ise) /'spejalaiz/ verb [v] ~ (in sth) to become an expert in a
particular area of work, study or business; to spend more time on one area of
work, etc. than on others专门研究（或从事）；％攻：He spedaZized in crfmfna!
Zavv.他寺攻刑法。◊ Many students pre/er not to spedaZize too soon.植多学生不愿 M早地确定专业。◊ TTie shop specializes in hand-made chocoto:es•这家侖店专营手工制#的巧克力。►spe.ciab iza tion, -isa.tion /.spejalai'zeijn; NAmE -la'z-/ noun
cu,a
spe-cial-ized (BrE also -ised) /'spejelaizd/ adj. designed or developed
for a particular purpose or area of knowledge 专用向；：专业的；专门的.：specialized equip- ment专用设备◊ speciaiized
sfciUs专门技能 ,special 'licence noun [Br£] a licence allowing two
people to get married at a time or place that is not usually allowed结婚特别许可（批准在通常不允许的时
间或地点结婚>
specially Ow /'spejali/ adv.
■
for a particular purpose,
p'erson, etc.专门地；特意： The ring was speciaHy
made/or her•这枚是为 4订做 的。◊ a speciaHy designed diet pkm 专h 带j订的食号桌 ◊ We came speciaiiy to see you•我们特意来看你。
■
{informal) more than usual or
more than other things 格夕卜特鈿；尤其：Jt wiH be hard fo
wor/c today— specially when it}s so warm and sunny outside.
工作——^尤其是外面这样风和日丽。0//1缸6"0爪6\^0沙. SpecfaHy histo/y•我讨厌家庭作业，特别是历史D o note at ESPECIALLY
.special 'needs noun [pi.] (especially 6r£) needs that a person has because of
mental or physical problems (智 力或身体障碍者的）特殊需求：She teaches children wfth special needs•她教的喜有特知需求的儿童。
,special 'offer noun [C, U] a product that is
sold at less than its usual price, especially in order to persuade people to
buy it; the act of offering goods in this way # 价商品；特拚销售：Shop aroimd /or special OJ5卩ers•士四 处转转，看有没有特价商品。0£15口6£：如0你「0叮6/^^16 香水特价销售◊价6/1(：/1 wine is on special
oJSfer this week. 法国 >葡萄酒本周@价销售。
.special 'pleading noun [U] trying to persuade
sb about sth by mentioning only the arguments that support your opinion and
ignoring the arguments that do not support it (只谈有利于自己观点的论据的）诡辩