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ESP /ˌiː es ˈpiː/ noun [uncountable]
1. (extra-sensory perception) the ability to know what will happen in the future, or to know what another person is thinking
2. (English for Specific Purposes or English for Special Purposes) the teaching of English to business people, scientists etc whose first language is not English


ESPBrE /ˌiː es ˈpiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌiː es ˈpiː/ 🔊 abbreviationEnglish for specific/special purposes (the teaching of English for scientific, technical, etc. purposes to people whose first language is not English) (科技等方面的)专业英语,专门用途英语(教学对象第一语言并非英语)extrasensory perception (the ability to know things without using the senses of sight, hearing, etc., for example to know what people are thinking or what will happen in the future) 超感知觉