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单词 spell out
释义

spell out

verb

spelled out; spelling out; spells out

transitive verb

1
: to make plain
spelled out the orders in detail
2
: to write or print in letters and in full
numbers are to be spelled out

Synonyms

  • clarify
  • clear (up)
  • construe
  • demonstrate
  • demystify
  • elucidate
  • explain
  • explicate
  • expound
  • get across
  • illuminate
  • illustrate
  • interpret
  • simplify
  • unriddle
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Example Sentences

the dating applicant spelled out exactly what she wanted in a man

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1

spell out

verb

as in to explain
to make plain or understandable the dating applicant spelled out exactly what she wanted in a man

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • explain
  • clarify
  • illustrate
  • demonstrate
  • get across
  • simplify
  • interpret
  • illuminate
  • elucidate
  • expound
  • explicate
  • demystify
  • clear (up)
  • analyze
  • construe
  • resolve
  • solve
  • unriddle
  • specify
  • define
  • decipher
  • decode
  • break down
  • disentangle
  • undo
  • unravel
  • gloss
  • untangle
  • annotate
  • unscramble
  • commentate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obscure
  • cloud
  • confuse
  • befog
  • obfuscate
  • confound
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