specialize

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Chuyên về, chuyên ngành

BrE /ˈspeʃəlaɪz/ AmE /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/

verb en → vi

past specialized pp specialized ing specializing

1 FOCUS ON SUBJECT [intransitive] B1

Chuyên về, chuyên ngành

to study or work in a particular area of knowledge, especially one that is not very wide-ranging

  • specialize in something

Collocations specialize in medicine · specialize in marketing

  • She specializes in medieval history.

    Cô ấy chuyên về lịch sử thời Trung Cổ.

2 WORK IN FIELD [transitive] B2

Chuyên về lĩnh vực kinh doanh

to work for a particular type of customer or business, especially one that is not very wide-ranging

  • specialize in something

Collocations specialize in luxury goods · specialize in children's clothing

  • The company specializes in high-end watches.

    Công ty chuyên về đồng hồ cao cấp.

3 TRAIN FOR ROLE [transitive] C1

Huấn luyện để chuyên về lĩnh vực nào đó

to train someone to work in a particular area of knowledge or business, especially one that is not very wide-ranging

  • specialize somebody in something

Collocations specialize students in engineering · specialize employees in customer service

  • The university specializes its graduates in IT.

    Đại học huấn luyện sinh viên của mình chuyên về công nghệ thông tin.