par·tic·u·lar1 /pəˈtɪkjələ $ pərˈtɪkjələr/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj 1 [only before noun]DIFFERENT a particular thing or person is the one that you are talking about, and not any other 特定的,特指的 → certain, specific In this particular case, no one else was involved. 这件事没有其他人牵涉其中。
Most students choose one particular area for research. 大多数学生选择一个特定领域进行研究。
a particular type of food 某一类食品
2 ESPECIALLYspecial or great 特殊的,特别的;不寻常的 You should pay particular attention to spelling. 你应该特别注意拼写。
For no particular reason, he quit the job. 没有什么特别原因他就辞了工作。
of particular interest/concern/importance etc Of particular concern is the rising cost of transportation. 特别令人担忧的是交通成本日益上升。
anything/nothing/something particular I had nothing particular planned. 我没有什么特别的计划。
3 ESPECIALLYvery careful about choosing exactly what you like and not easily satisfied 讲究的;挑剔的,吹毛求疵的 SYN fussyparticular about Marty’s very particular about his food. 马蒂对食物很挑剔。
no particular reason• For no particular reason he felt more alert and in control.• He did so for no particular reason; it was just an impulse.• There seems no particular reason to ascribe economic rationality to one group and not the other.• There is no particular reason to believe that this was caused merely by the newer properties being of higher value.• Even so, there was no particular reason to go to Berlin.• They had no particular reason to like Sutton.• For no particular reason, we shall start with an examination of $ 5.• There is no particular reason why input should be so restricted. particular about• Mr. Gabbert is very particular about how his business is run.