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to state something, especially by giving an exact measurement, time, exact instructions, etc. 具体说明；明确规定；详述；详列 - specify something
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。 🔊🔊 Forms must be returned by the specified date. 这些表格必须在指定日期前交回。 - specify who, what, etc…
The contract clearly specifies who can operate the machinery. 合同明确规定谁可以操作机器。 🔊🔊 - specify that…
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。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesEach computer is uniquely specified by its serial number. 每台计算机都有单独指定的序列号。 It should be possible to specify the range of values of ξ which would satisfy this equation. 应该可以指定满足该方程的ξ值范围。 She did not specify precisely how many people were involved in the incident. 她没有确切说明这起事件涉及多少人。 Unless otherwise specified, all fields have a maximum length of 20 characters. 除非另作说明，每个字段最大长度是 20 个字符。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- fully
- carefully
- …
- allow somebody to
- require somebody to
- be difficult to
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French specifier or late Latin specificare, from Latin species ‘appearance, form, beauty’, from specere ‘to look’.- specify something