1An act of describing or identifying something precisely or of stating a precise requirement.

对那份招聘广告中的职务作详细描述。

没有对目标进行明确描述。

1. 1.1usually specifications A detailed description of the design and materials used to make something.
   工程设计书；详细计划书
   Example sentencesExamples

   • He has spent years designing the specifications.
   • There are no technical details or specifications mentioned anywhere on the memory modules.
   • Purchasers can design their own homes, but these must comply with certain specification and design guidelines.
   • The resulting complete design specification is used to create a second fixed price bid for writing your software.
   • Many specifications and designs aren't thought out well enough.
   • We can search and find detailed specifications.
   • The screws are designed to our specifications.
   • Both specifications are designed to transfer data between and among devices.
   • All material specifications and structural calculations had to follow strict German codes.
   • A plan, which includes material costs, specifications and design entails, will be prepared.
   • Ask your dealer to give you detailed material specifications on the products they are proposing.
   • The mattresses in every passenger cabin are designed and manufactured to the company's specifications.
   • This washer had never been part of any product design or specifications.
   • She shuffles between appointments and fittings with designers and vendors to determine fabrics and detail garment specifications for new designs.
   • Design specifications are difficult to write.
   • The company provided no details of pricing or specifications for the new machines.
   • The original design specifications for a software product are inadequate.
   • This is the detailed specifications of the satellite.
   • There is no published specification.
   • Engineering design specifications more closely reflect the product's potential in the marketplace.

   Synonyms

   instructions, stipulations, requirements, conditions, provisions, restrictions, provisos, guidelines, parameters, order
2. 1.2 A standard of workmanship, materials, etc., required to be met in a piece of work.
   规格；规范；明细单
   everything was built to a higher specification

   一切都是按照更高规格建造的。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Motherboard manufacturers need to meet AMD mechanical specifications, and most do, save a few.
   • Shipping crates need to meet specifications to pass the muster.
   • It depends on whether the refurbished program meets your specifications.
   • Individual components may be built within standard industry specifications, that does not guarantee that those products will work together.
   • Vendors often talk of putting specifications and standards in their middleware products.
   • Check the product label to make sure the material meets specifications of the federal government.
   • Are power specifications required by your electronic systems being met?
   • I had spent the last week creating a resume that met my Dad's specifications.
   • All Canadian cheques should conform with the new specifications.
   • UK Government will only use products that support open standards and specifications in all future IT developments.
   • People were outraged when old buildings were bulldozed and 19 th-century streets were reconfigured to meet modern specifications.
   • The chips will not meet the required performance specifications.
   • This model didn't meet specifications.
   • If the carpenter cannot meet his specifications, then he will not hesitate to dismantle the whole thing, and begin all over again by hunting for the perfect craftsman.
   • Hardware makers promised to provide systems that meet The company's specifications.
   • U.S. exporters should contact their Taiwan importers directly to ensure that product specifications and labeling meet Taiwan's regulations.
   • None of these systems were able to meet the scale and specifications required by federal policy.
   • Many companies have not standardised their product specifications across the eurozone.
   • Have a design idea ready with exact specifications about the piece that you want.
   • If the energy level does not meet specifications, then the person cannot compete.

   Synonyms

   standard, point of reference, basis, gauge, criterion, canon, convention, guide, guideline, guiding principle, norm, touchstone, yardstick, test, litmus test, barometer, indicator, measure, model, exemplar, classic example, pattern, paradigm, archetype, prototype, ideal
3. 1.3 A description of an invention accompanying an application for a patent.
   （申请专利用的）发明物说明书
   Example sentencesExamples

   • I was addressed by both parties on the principles of law to be adopted in construing patent specifications.
   • Although the specification describes an invention of a working combination, it is not the invention claimed.
   • They could have gone and accessed that patent specification.
   • The specification of a patent must enable the invention to be performed across the full width of the claim.
   • The inventions disclosed in difference specifications can be different in kind.