1 not usual or ordinary; important for some particular reason 特别的;特殊的:
a special occasion特别场合Please take special care of it.请予以特别关照。Are you doing anything special tonight?今天晚上你有特别的事吗?
2 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) for a particular purpose 专门的;特设的:
Andy goes to a special school for the deaf.安迪上专门为失聪者设立的特殊学校。There's a special tool for doing that.做那个要用专门的工具。
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/ˈspeʃl ||; ˈspɛʃəl/noun
[C] something that is not of the usual or ordinary type 特别的事物:
an all-night election special on TV电视上通宵播出的选举特辑I'm going to cook one of my specials tonight.今天晚上我要做一道自己的拿手菜。
special1/ˋspɛʃəl; ˈspeʃ$l/adj different from other things or people in some way and often better or more important 特殊的﹐特别的: a special friend 特别的朋友special facilities for disabled students 供残疾学生使用的特殊设施anything/something/nothing special I want to do something special for my birthday. 我要在我生日那天做点特别的事情。Tonight is a very special occasion . 今晚是非常特别的一晚。This plant needs special attention . 这种植物需要特别照料。He's got his own special chair. 他有自己专用的椅子。We try to make every child feel special . 我们尽量让每个孩子都觉得自己是特别的。
special2n [C] 1 a single special television programme 电视特别节目: a two-hour special on the election campaign 两小时的大选特别节目2 a meal or cheaper price that a restaurant offers for one day only〔餐馆只供应一天的〕特价菜﹔特价: today's special 今天的特价菜
specialspecialspecialsadjective1not usual or ordinary; important for a reason: It's my birthday today so we are having a special dinner.2for a particular person or thing: He goes to a special school for deaf children.