/ɪˈspeʃəli ||; əˈspɛʃəlɪ/adv1 more than other things, people, situations, etc; particularly 尤其；特别: She loves animals, especially dogs. 她喜欢动物，尤其爱狗。Teenage boys especially can be very competitive. 十来岁的男孩子特别爱比高下。He was very disappointed with his mark in the exam, especially as he had worked so hard for it. 他对自己的考试分数感到很失望，尤其想到自己花了这么多心血。
2 for a particular purpose or person 特地: I made this especially for you. 这是我专诚为你做的。 [SYN]A less formal word is specially. 不大正式的场合用 specially。
3 very (much) 十分: It's not an especially difficult exam. 这个考试并不怎么难。‘Do you like jazz?’ ‘Not especially.’ “你喜欢爵士乐吗？”“不特别喜欢。”