1. 表示「特別地」，用於修飾形容詞或副詞，強調程度。如：
It is especially cold today. 今天特別冷。
We need to be especially careful. 我們需要特別小心。
We are especially busy today. 我們今天特別忙。
I'm feeling especially tired this evening. 今天晚上我特別累。
She was trying to be especially nice to him. 她設法對他特別好。
有時也修飾動詞。如(from www.yywords.com)：
I especially want to see that film. 我特別想看那部電影。
Kate especially seems happy. 凱特顯得特別高興。
I was especially interested in him. 我特別對他有興趣。
2. 用於強調目的，意為「特意」、「專門」，通常與表目的的不定式或介詞 for 短語連用。如：
We bought it especially for you. 這是我們特意為你買的。
The book is written especially for children. 這本書是專門為孩子們寫的。
註：這樣用的especially通常用specially代替。
3. 表示陳述某一事實之後，列舉一個具有代表性的例子，作進一步強調，其後可接名詞、介詞短語、從句等。
This street is very crowd, especially on Sundays. 這條街很擁擠，尤其是星期天。
The blacks played an important role, especially in Brazil. 黑人起了重要作用，特別是在巴西。
We want to invite some friends, especially Jim and John. 我們想邀請幾個朋友，尤其是吉姆和約翰。
I hate interruptions, especially when I'm trying to work. 我討厭別人打擾，尤其是當我要工作的時候。
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