| 单词 | spell something out |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to make (something) as easy to understand as possible How many times do I have to spell it out? Synonyms make clear or plain specify make explicit clarify A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation. elucidate He refused to elucidate the reasons for his decision. explicate (formal) scholars who seek to explicate religious texts 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to read with difficulty, working out each word letter by letter Synonyms puzzle out make out discern Under the bridge we could just discern a shadowy figure. Additional synonymsin the sense of clarify Definition to make or become clear or easy to understand A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation. Synonyms explain, resolve, interpret, illuminate, clear up, simplify, make plain, elucidate, explicate (formal), clear the air about, throw or shed light on in the sense of discern Definition to see or be aware of (something) clearly Under the bridge we could just discern a shadowy figure. Synonyms see, perceive, make out, notice, observe, recognize, behold (archaic, literary), catch sight of, suss (out) (slang), espy, descryin the sense of elucidate Definition to make (something obscure or difficult) clear He refused to elucidate the reasons for his decision. Synonyms clarify, explain, illustrate, interpret, make clear, unfold, illuminate, spell out, clear up, gloss, expound, make plain, annotate, explicate (formal), shed or throw light upon Nearby words of |
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