spec
noun/spek/
/spek/
[countable] (North American English also specs [plural])
Idioms - a detailed description of something, especially the design and materials needed to produce something
规格 - We want the machine manufactured to our own spec.
我们要求这台机器按我们自己的规格来制造。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySpec is used before these nouns:- sheet
Word Originnoun 1950s: abbreviation of specification. on spec. late 18th cent.: abbreviation of speculation. - We want the machine manufactured to our own spec.
Idioms
on spec
- (informal) when you do something on spec, you are trying to achieve something without organizing it in advance, but hoping you will be lucky
碰运气 - A lot of young people apply for jobs on spec (= not in reply to an advertisement, but hoping that a job might be available).
许多年轻人根据具体要求申请工作（=不是为了回复广告，而是希望有工作机会）。
- A lot of young people apply for jobs on spec (= not in reply to an advertisement, but hoping that a job might be available).