| 单词 | specialize |
| 释义 | specialize (once / 885 pages) v To specialize is to narrow down your focus, in your studies or profession, to a specific field. If you love playing the accordion, perhaps you should specialize in polka music. If there’s a subject you think is special, specialize in it! For example, doctors start to specialize in medical school, when they study something specific such as podiatry (feet) or cardiology (hearts). Other professionals also specialize in smaller parts of larger fields, like lawyers who specialize in corporate law, or writers who specialize in TV comedies. WORD FAMILYspecialize: overspecialize, specialization, specialized, specializer, specializes, specializing+/overspecialize: overspecialized/special: specialise, specialism, speciality, specialize, specially, specialness, specials/specialisation: specialisations/specialise: overspecialise, specialisation, specialised, specialiser, specialises, specialising/specialised: unspecialised/specialism: specialisms, specialist/specialist: specialistic, specialists/speciality: specialities/specialization: specializations/specialized: unspecialized/specializer: specializers USAGE EXAMPLESShe specializes in ethics, campaign finance and tax-exempt organizations. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) Ancient Assyria is not even Salih’s field; she specialized in Islamic art and architecture. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) As the name implies, this group specializes in humor as well as music, ending the revelry with a museumwide conga line. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1v become more focused on an area of activity or field of study She specializes in Near Eastern history Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper narrow, narrow down, specialise branch out, broaden, diversify vary in order to spread risk or to expand overspecialise, overspecialize become overly specialized alter, change, vary become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence 2v evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment Syn|Hyper differentiate, specialise, speciate evolve undergo development or evolution 3v suit to a special purpose specialize one's research this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches Syn|Hyper specialise modify make less severe or harsh or extreme 4v devote oneself to a special area of work She specializes in honey bees This baker specializes in French bread Syn|Hyper specialise work exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity 5v be specific about Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper particularise, particularize, specialise, specify generalise, generalize speak or write in generalities spell out make explicit; specify in detail dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing |
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