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。
special²
/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。