specialize
verb🔊/ˈspeʃəlaɪz/
🔊/ˈspeʃəlaɪz/
(British English also specialise)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they specialize | 🔊/ˈspeʃəlaɪz/ 🔊/ˈspeʃəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it specializes | 🔊/ˈspeʃəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊/ˈspeʃəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple specialized | 🔊/ˈspeʃəlaɪzd/ 🔊/ˈspeʃəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle specialized | 🔊/ˈspeʃəlaɪzd/ 🔊/ˈspeʃəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form specializing | 🔊/ˈspeʃəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈspeʃəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
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）；专攻 Many students prefer not to specialize too soon. 很多学生不愿过早地确定专业。 🔊🔊 - specialize in something
He specialized in criminal law. 他专攻刑法。 🔊🔊 The shop specializes in hand-made chocolates. 这家商店专营手工制作的巧克力。 🔊🔊
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French spécialiser, from spécial ‘special’.