specific

adj.

1. 明确的；具体的
   detailed and exact
   1. I gave you specific instructions.
      我给过你明确的指示。
   2. ‘I'd like your help tomorrow.’ ‘Can you be more specific (= tell me exactly what you want) ?’
      “我想让你明天来帮帮我。”“你能不能说得具体些？”
2. 特定的
   connected with one particular thing only
   1. children's television programmes aimed at a specific age group
      针对特定年龄段的少儿电视节目
   2. The money was collected for a specific purpose.
      这笔钱是为一个特定用途而收的。
   3. children with specific learning difficulties (= in one area only)
      某一方面有学习困难的儿童
3. 特有的；独特的
   existing only in one place or limited to one thing
   1. a belief that is specific to this part of Africa
      非洲这一地区特有的一种观念

1. ADJ-GRADED (部位、问题、题目等)特定的，特别的
   You use specific to refer to a particular fixed area, problem, or subject.
   1. Massage may help to increase blood flow to specific areas of the body...
      按摩有助于增加身体特定部位的血液流量。
   2. There are several specific problems to be dealt with...
      有几个特定问题需要解决。
   3. Specific groups may be formed to address specific issues.
      可能会组成特别小组去解决特定问题。
   4. ...the specific needs of the individual.
      个人的特别需求
2. ADJ-GRADED （表达）明确的，确切的，具体的
   If someone is specific, they give a description that is precise and exact. You can also use specific to describe their description.
   1. I asked him to be more specific...
      我要求他说得更具体些。
   2. These nerve centres generate rhythmic movements; or to be more specific, rhythmic stomach movements...
      这些神经中心产生有节奏的运动，或者更确切地说，是有节奏的肠胃蠕动。
   3. This report offered the most specific and accurate description of the problems.
      该报告对问题进行了最具体、最准确的描述。
3. ADJ 特有的;独特的;只与…有关的
   Something that is specific to a particular thing is connected with that thing only.
   1. Send your resume with a cover letter that is specific to that particular job.
      寄出你的简历并附上一份针对那个特定工作岗位的附函。
   2. Specific is also used after nouns.
      (亦用在名词后)
   3. Most studies of trade have been country-specific.
      有关贸易的多数研究都是针对某个具体国家的。
   4. ...a job-specific course.
      岗位课程

1. Williams answered that he had no specific proposals yet.
   威廉斯回答说他还没有具体的提案。
2. Attempts to correlate specific language functions with particular parts of the brain have not advanced very far
   人们试图把特定的语言功能与大脑的某些特定部位联系起来，这一努力目前还没有取得很大进展。
3. Thanks to a new EU directive, insecticide labelling will be more specific.
   根据欧盟的一项新指令，杀虫剂的标签标注将更加明确。
4. She was not calculating and evidenced no specific interest in money.
   她没什么心计，而且能感觉出她对钱没什么兴趣。
5. Their solution was to isolate specific clones of B cells and fuse them with cancer cells
   他们的解决方案是分离出特定的B细胞克隆，然后将它们和癌细胞结合。
6. I'll start with some generalities and then examine a few specific examples
   我首先进行概述，然后会分析几个实例。
7. Here I think it is appropriate to draw your attention to one very specific feature of socialism.
   谈到这里，我认为应该适时地提醒大家注意社会主义的一个非常明确的特征。
8. The student is invited to test each item for himself by means of specific techniques.
   邀请学生们采用特定的技术自己去测试每个项目。
9. Each of these cells have their specific jobs to do, but they also interrelate with each other.
   这些细胞都有各自的具体分工，但它们也相互联系。
10. Small companies can do extremely well if they can fill a specific market niche.
    如果能填充特定的市场空白，小公司可以发展得相当出色。
11. Each teacher will run a different workshop that covers a specific area of the language.
    每位老师都会单独主持一个研讨会，讨论语言的一个特定领域。
12. Most of these specific Socialistic policies have been abandoned.
    这些具有社会主义色彩的具体政策大部分都被废止了。
13. List in the spaces below the specific changes you have made.
    在下面空白处列出你所作的具体改动。
14. Massage may help to increase blood flow to specific areas of the body
    按摩有助于增加身体特定部位的血液流量。
15. There are several specific problems to be dealt with
    有几个特定问题需要解决。
16. Specific groups may be formed to address specific issues.
    可能会组成特别小组去解决特定问题。
17. I asked him to be more specific
    我要求他说得更具体些。
18. These nerve centres generate rhythmic movements; or to be more specific, rhythmic stomach movements
    这些神经中心产生有节奏的运动，或者更确切地说，是有节奏的肠胃蠕动。
19. This report offered the most specific and accurate description of the problems.
    该报告对问题进行了最具体、最准确的描述。
20. I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past
    我建议你问他一些有关他的过去的具体问题。
21. One is also able to see how specific acts are related to a temporal and spatial context
    人们也能看出具体行为是如何与时空相关联的。
22. Afternoon groups relate to the specific addictions and problems therein.
    下午的小组谈到具体的上瘾病例以及其中的问题。
23. What I'm going to do in this lecture is focus on something very specific
    我在今天的讲座中将主要探讨一些非常具体的问题。
24. Later in this chapter, I recommend several specific steps we need to take.
    在本章后面部分，我将提出几个我们需要采取的具体步骤。
25. Your decision must be translated into specific, concrete actions.
    你的决定必须转化为具体明确的行动。
26. A specific plot to kill him was uncovered in the past couple of weeks.
    一个针对他的暗杀阴谋在过去几周里被揭露了出来。
27. We should make a concrete analysis of each specific question.
    对于每个具体问题要进行具体分析。
28. We should make decisions in accordance with specific conditions.
    我们应当根据具体情况做出决定。
29. Some specific problems have yet to be solved.
    还有一些具体问题要解决。

  concrete definite factual specific【导航词义：具体的，明确的】

  concrete adj. 具体的，确实的

〔辨析〕指基于事实而非想象或猜测的，也指物体具体有形的。

  definite adj. 确切的，明确的

〔辨析〕指清楚无误或不会改变的。

  factual adj. 事实的

〔辨析〕指基于具体事实或与事实有关的。

  specific adj. 明确的，具体的

〔辨析〕指具体而详细的。

  special especial particular specific【导航词义：特别的】

  special adj. 特别的，特殊的

〔辨析〕普通用词，指事物在质量、特性、用途等方面不同于一般的，常含更重要或更好之意。

  especial adj. 〈英，正式〉特别的，特殊的

〔辨析〕和 special 基本同义，但更强调在程度上超出一般的，只作定语。

  particular adj. 特别的，特殊的，特有的

〔辨析〕强调个性或特殊性，即侧重于个别的、特别的、不同于一般的情况、特点等。

  specific adj. 特有的，特定的

〔辨析〕指某一事物具有特定属性、风格等的，只作定语。

noun

1. a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
   1. quinine is a specific for malaria

2. a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
   1. he always reasons from the particular to the general

   Synonym:    particular

adj

1. stated explicitly or in detail
   1. needed a specific amount

2. (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
   1. rules with specific application
   2. demands specific to the job
   3. a specific and detailed account of the accident

3. being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition
   1. quinine is highly specific for malaria
   2. a specific remedy
   3. a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements

4. relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
   1. specific characters