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单词 spelling 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

spelling out

verb

present participle of spell out
as in explaining
to make plain or understandable the dating applicant spelled out exactly what she wanted in a man

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • explaining
  • clarifying
  • illustrating
  • demonstrating
  • getting across
  • simplifying
  • interpreting
  • illuminating
  • clearing (up)
  • construing
  • elucidating
  • unriddling
  • explicating
  • demystifying
  • expounding
  • analyzing
  • solving
  • resolving
  • defining
  • specifying
  • decoding
  • breaking down
  • deciphering
  • unraveling
  • untangling
  • disentangling
  • undoing
  • annotating
  • glossing
  • unscrambling
  • commentating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obscuring
  • clouding
  • befogging
  • confusing
  • confounding
  • obfuscating
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