单词 | specialize |
释义 | specializeverb spe·cial·ize ˈspe-shə-ˌlīz specialized; specializing 1 intransitive a : to concentrate one's efforts in a special activity, field, or practice a doctor who specializes in pediatrics an attorney who specializes in estate planning Everywhere, the pressure is on young people to specialize. Donald Kaul b : to have a characteristic, habitual way of behaving, speaking, etc. … the halftime commentator on ESPN 2, who specialized in inanities throughout the tournament … Jonathan Wilson … a computer industry that seems to specialize in simultaneous hype and obfuscation … Walter S. Mossberg The anti-environmental presidency was orchestrated by administration insiders who have specialized in being out of touch … Gregg Easterbrook 2 intransitive, biology : to undergo specialization (see specialization sense 2) or differentiation As cells begin to specialize into adult tissues, methylation seems to inactivate genes that are no longer needed. John Travis especially : to change adaptively … diversity comes about because each different fish has to specialize, to find its own niche where it can do better than its competitors. Kenneth E. F. Watt 3 transitive : to apply or direct (something or someone) to a specific end, use, or specialty specialized their study … media are evolving so quickly that education of the future will probably be forced to specialize students in one or another media-type, no longer producing a single "literate" man. Henry G. Burger Even some small police departments have seen fit to specialize their investigative units … Daniel S. McDevitt 4 transitive, dated : to make particular mention of (something) : specify, particularize … Edward dares not specialize what alone he dreads. Edward Bulwer-Lytton |
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