单词 | specifically |
释义 | specificallyspe‧cif‧ic‧ally /spəˈsɪfɪkli/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL adverb ![]() ![]() EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto add details to what you have said► give (somebody) more details Collocations to give more information about something by adding details to what you have already said or written: · Can you give me more details about the cost of these courses, please?· The press officer was unable to give any more details about the assassination attempt. ► expand on/enlarge on formal to provide more information about something in order to make it easier for someone to understand: · Could you expand on your last comment, please?· When asked to expand on his accusations of injustice, the journalist refused to say any more.· I was unsure whether this was meant as an insult or a compliment, but he didn't choose to enlarge on his remark. ► go into more/greater detail to give someone more details about something than you have already said or written: · I don't have time to go into more detail. Perhaps we could talk about this tomorrow.· I would like you to tell your story to my colleagues, and they may want you to go into greater detail.go into more/greater detail about: · Her talk was interesting, but I wish she'd gone into more detail about the early part of her career. ► be more specific/be more explicit to give much clearer and more detailed information about something, especially when you have been asked to do this: · I don't understand what your plan is exactly. Could you be a little more specific?be more specific/be more explicit about: · The main political parties need to be much more explicit about their policies for the environment. ► elaborate formal to provide more details about something that you have said or written, especially in order to make it easier to understand: · What exactly do you mean by "traditional education"? Would you care to elaborate?elaborate on/upon: · I would like now to elaborate upon the points raised in my introduction.elaborate an argument/point etc: · This argument will be elaborated more fully in the next chapter. ► specifically use this to add a particular detail or example to what you are already saying, so that people know exactly what you are going to talk about: · In the next chapter I want to explore the question of the cultural boundaries between different subjects. Specifically I will look at what we mean by the terms "art" and "science". COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► concerned Word family· Thus our review of literature must now address those studies specifically concerned with the evaluation of effectiveness in community work.· None of these applications is specifically concerned with text recognition.· It is advised by an academic committee specifically concerned with the structure and balance of the lecture course.· Many different community-based initiatives are emerging in response to these circumstances, some of them specifically concerned with the local environment.· What happened to the Warnock recommendations for each teacher-training institution to have a small team of staff specifically concerned with this area?· The professional press, on the other hand, was specifically concerned with the question. VERB► address· A separate question specifically addressing the knowledge elements of the projects was also developed.· The author did not specifically address polio, but clearly his ideas apply.· And why is it that not one of the seven demands of the women's movement specifically addresses questions of housing?· Manny said, in a single exhalation, loud enough to be heard but not specifically addressed to anyone.· Now is the time to look at how some theories specifically address the question of development within the global system.· None of the potential gubernatorial candidates has specifically addressed what are bound to be the significant costs of their anti- crime proposals.· It needs to know this for billing, mail, for rationing access, and various other functions that specifically address you.· The idea of building a pool has not been specifically addressed in any legal agreements between the team and the district. ► aim· Clearly, though, future Budgets may well include measures specifically aimed at expatriates.· White House aides said Clinton will map proposed tax breaks specifically aimed at helping community college students.· It is aimed specifically at parents, teachers and carers.· The Presario 6000 line is similar to the 4000 series but is aimed specifically at home businesses.· If he were aimed specifically at the race another time he would probably go very close.· Skittles is specifically aimed at parents with the intended point of sale being the school.· Many adverts are specifically aimed at women, supposedly because they do most of the shopping. ► ask· An old-fashioned paper book for Ben - one he had specifically asked for - on sensory deprivation.· The first lady had specifically asked to speak at Glide, which is known for its social activism, church officials said.· The customer has specifically asked me to provide some additional data for our next meeting.· Jack had specifically asked his secret agent to confine himself to a couple of current photographs and Polly's address.· But do not include it unless it is specifically asked for.· Unless your handwriting is illegible, or the form specifically asks for typewriting, the form should be neatly handwritten.· Mr. Brooke I was asked specifically about tourism in Northern Ireland. ► deal· The book was at last to deal specifically with Wagner.· In Brown v. Board of Education, which dealt specifically with elementary education, the Court took the final logical step.· The same approach was extended by both Patterson and Flory to deal specifically with polymer systems.· It is her first one not published in January, and the first to deal specifically with the bikini in mind.· It is better if you attend a course which specifically deals with self-defence.· Also, what books can I buy which deal specifically with Goldfish and Carp.· But we have no law dealing specifically with such documents.· The defendants sought an order under a United States statutory provision dealing specifically with assistance to litigants in foreign courts. ► design· Where discovery methods were applied in schools which had been designed specifically for child-centred learning, the change was even more apparent.· But there is growing interest in helmets designed specifically with skating in mind.· Brüning's policies appeared to be specifically designed to work to the political advantage of the National Socialists.· If we are exposed to a measles virus, the immune system will develop antibodies specifically designed to attack measles viruses.· The awards, which have been designed specifically to commend excellence within newspaper publishing, were organised by Newspaper Focus magazine.· The review would provide the understanding required to determine the features needed in an architectural model designed specifically for electronic commerce.· Some news clients are designed specifically to search for images in newsgroups and download them-AutoPix, for example.· One of the most interesting applications designed specifically for the PowerBook involved... reading. ► direct· But the menace isn't personal, isn't directed specifically against me.· However, it was not directed specifically at him but at an entrenched system.· In addition to this, some marketing is directed specifically at creating or changing people's wants. 4.· The exercises were specifically directed to obtaining this effect. ► exclude· Money held for business purposes is specifically excluded under all policies.· It has written its growth management plan to specifically exclude residential development around Lego Park.· The Act specifically excludes from its ambience cheques, safe-deposit books, membership certificates of co-operatives, and bills of exchange.· Many policies specifically exclude rehabilitative or convalescent care.· Such arrangements are specifically excluded from education and the social services. ► gear· Because of this, authorities have found it hard to justify expenditure on services geared specifically to the needs of young women.· But he was right about one thing, she says: There were no guide books specifically geared to female computer users.· The pop music and fashion industries were geared specifically towards the young and magazines flourished in order to promote these trends.· Others have programs geared specifically toward helping boys avoid dropping out of school.· Others were with the resource specialist working on literacy materials geared specifically to their varying reading levels. ► look· From the outset we were aware of the lack of material looking specifically at Black women's experiences of domestic violence.· I'd like him to look specifically at Personnel's computing problems among other things. 3.· Few studies have looked specifically at the elderly.· Indeed, we ourselves often have difficulty in finding new examples for our corpus, unless we are specifically looking for them.· As before, the Teesside end of the research will look specifically at Grangetown and South Bank. ► mention· Development training was specifically mentioned by fewer respondents than in the county libraries.· Family relationships were also felt to suffer, with l6 carers specifically mentioning the friction and tension caused by their caring role.· She specifically mentioned the victims of the Gulf War which had just broken out when the meeting started.· However, a question mark continued to hang over Kaliningrad, which was not specifically mentioned in the agreement.· At that point, there was no question of intent; a low dam was specifically mentioned in the appropriation.· He has specifically mentioned selling a stake in the road.· Sometimes, other officials said, Wood did specifically mention campaign contributions. ► provide· Some state laws specifically provide that tenured teachers can be dismissed for economic reasons.· Further, the Fugitive Slave Act specifically provided for the rendition of runaways in the northwestern and southwestern territories. ► referred· Offering a contrast are the villages of Ferryside, Llansteffan and, of course, Laugharne - which is specifically referred to elsewhere.· The acquirer will wish to limit disclosures to those specifically referred to in the disclosure letter. ► relate· In this area, solicitors can specialise in matters such as child care and other areas which specifically relate to local government.· What makes this cautionary tale so instructive is not just the details of back-room wheeling and dealing that relate specifically to Chicago.· The tests used covered a number of topics and were not specifically related to the curriculum.· In so far as some of these considerations relate specifically to the environment of the unit, they are worth mentioning here.· Euro Disney stresses that the idea of raising new money is not related specifically to phase two.· However, high doses of radiation that damage cells usually produce effects that can be related specifically to the radiation exposure.· Attributes may possibly be added later which relate specifically to the course-module relationship.· Further, it addressed other secular matters relating specifically to the political situation following the fall of Brunhild. ► request· Priority consideration is given to submissions from agents and / or those specifically requested.· Murphy had specifically requested that Menshikov bring Kostiouk with him.· Unfortunately, it also was one of the few stories my newspaper specifically requested me to do. ► state· The regulations state specifically that such investigations shall be held in private, and this sometimes leads to misunderstanding.· And this despite the fact that the original request specifically stated the information was to be used for publication.· Subtract -20 as a penalty from any character whose player specifically states that his character is using Bluff or some similar skill.· The power of attorney would specifically state that no cheques could be made out to me or the firm. ► targeted· This area was specifically targeted because of the high level of involvement of people living there in road accidents.· Conscious of the gender gap, even more are pursuing initiatives targeted specifically at women.· Once this map has been plotted, interventions can be specifically targeted at particular areas.· He has created a White House office targeted specifically at women.· After further experimentation, it became obvious that the analysis had to be more specifically targeted.· In Further and Higher Education, no access courses specifically targeted to develop teaching and training in community languages are available. ► write· Much of it is also written specifically for specialists, being virtually impenetrable to the uninitiated reader.· This may be because of the built-in didactic nature of any story written specifically for the young.· The triplet groove can be specifically written as triplets or a triplet feel can be implied.· It is written specifically for social workers.· This work arose out of a project in which a sample survey program was written specifically for use by developing countries. WORD FAMILYnounspecificsadjectivespecificadverbspecifically 1relating to or intended for one particular type of person or thing only: ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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