1 more than other things, people, situations, etc; particularly 尤其;特别:
She loves animals, especially dogs.她喜欢动物,尤其爱狗。Teenage boys especially can be very competitive.十来岁的男孩子特别爱比高下。He was very disappointed with his mark in the exam, especially as he had worked so hard for it.他对自己的考试分数感到很失望,尤其想到自己花了这么多心血。
2 for a particular purpose or person 特地:
I made this especially for you.这是我专诚为你做的。 [SYN]A less formal word is specially. 不大正式的场合用 specially。
3 very (much) 十分:
It's not an especially difficult exam.这个考试并不怎么难。‘Do you like jazz?’ ‘Not especially.’“你喜欢爵士乐吗?”“不特别喜欢。”