specialize
/ˈspeʃəlaɪz/(亦作 -ise)
verb
no obj.
1- concentrate on and become expert in a particular subject or skill专攻, 专门研究; 成为…的专家：
he could specialize in tropical medicine.
他有可能专门研究热带医药。
1.1
- confine oneself to providing a particular product or service专营：
the firm specialized in commercial brochures.
这家公司专门生产商业手册。
1.2
- make a habit of engaging in a particular activity专门从事（某项活动）：
a group of writers have specialized in attacking the society they live in.
有一群作家专门攻击他们生存的社会。
1.3
- with obj.（常作be specialized）Biology adapt or set apart (an organ or part) to serve a special function or to suit a particular way of life【生】使（器官）专化, 使特化：
zooids specialized for different functions.
为适应不同的功能而专化的游动孢子。
派生词
specialization
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from French spécialiser, from spécial 'special'.