specify
verbto 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等式的ξ的值的范围。 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