Word · Frequency #438
specials
特惠;特价商品;特别优惠
specials is the plural of special.
a special offer or reduced price, usually for a limited time; an item sold at such a price
- 1.
A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered; the thing thus sold.
限时降价的商品或服务
- 2.
a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising
特别优惠(通常是临时的,价格降低)在广告中展示
- 3.
A meal offered only at a certain time by a restaurant, not as a standing fixture of the menu; often, one of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price; also often a dish at a nondiscounted price that is seasonal or otherwise exciting or unusual.
餐厅特定时段供应的特价菜
- 4.
a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant
在餐厅等中突出的菜肴或餐点
- 5.
Unusual or exceptional episode of a series.
系列剧中的特别集
- 6.
a television production that features a particular person or work or topic
以特定人物、作品或主题为特色的电视节目
- 7.
Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled.
不符合常规计划或安排的事物
- 8.
Any unlicensed medicine produced or obtained for a specific individual patient.
为特定患者配制的无牌药物
- 9.
An award, typically a free game, that is made available to the player upon reaching or completing a major objective in a pinball game.
弹球游戏中完成主要目标后获得的奖励
- 10.
A journalist sent to the scene of an event to report back.
派往事件现场报道的记者
- 11.
A dispatch sent back by a special correspondent.
特派记者发回的报道
- 12.
A light that illuminates a specific person or thing on the stage.
照亮舞台上特定人物或物体的灯光
- 13.
One of certain mixed-breed dogs.
某种混种犬
- 14.
A racehorse predicted to win; a sure thing.
被预测会赢的赛马;必赢的马
特色菜;特价菜;今日特餐;特别节目;特辑;临时班次;专列;专车;特派记者;专电;特派报道
In use
The supermarket is running a special on coffee this week.
Did you see the special in the flyer for a free phone with a new contract?
The tire store's special ends tomorrow, so hurry if you want a discount.
they are having a special on pork chops
the last of a series of BBC specials on Iran is being shown tonight
a special on [product]
on后接商品或服务。
There is a special on coffee this week.
这周咖啡有特价。
special of the day
常用于餐馆。
Connections
Collocations
- special offer
- 特价优惠;限时优惠
- The store is running a special offer on coffee this week.这家店本周对咖啡进行特价优惠。
- today's special
- 今日特餐;今日特价菜
- What is today's special?今天的特餐是什么?
- television special
- 电视特别节目
- The network aired a television special about the moon landing.电视台播出了一档关于登月的电视特别节目。
- on special
- 特价销售;打折
- These apples are on special this week.这些苹果本周特价。
- lunch special
- 午餐特惠
- The restaurant's lunch special includes soup and a sandwich.这家餐厅的午餐特惠包括汤和三明治。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 special 记成“特别”:餐厅的 special 是特餐,超市的 special 是特价,电视的 special 是特辑——都是特别推出的东西。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:retail promotions、restaurant menus、TV and streaming programming 作为名词,special 在商业和餐饮场景中多指“特价商品/特别优惠”或“特价菜”,语气较口语化;在电视、媒体等语境中表示“特别节目、特辑”或“特派报道”时则比较中性或正式。由于搭配和场合不同,正式程度有差异,建议根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
常与定冠词连用,如 the special
Pronunciation & Spelling
All the listed -cial words share the final /ʃəl/ sound with special /ˈspɛʃəl/, but none rhymes with it because the stressed vowel differs: social /ˈsoʊʃəl/, official /əˈfɪʃəl/, artificial /ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃəl/, commercial /kəˈmɜːrʃəl/, and superficial /ˌsuːpərˈfɪʃəl/. Spatial /ˈspeɪʃəl/ is a useful lookalike: it begins with sp- and ends in /ʃəl/, but its vowel is /eɪ/ (and it is spelled -tial), not the /ɛ/ found in special.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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