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单词 spells 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

spells out

verb

present tense third-person singular of spell out
as in explains
to make plain or understandable the dating applicant spelled out exactly what she wanted in a man

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • explains
  • illustrates
  • clarifies
  • demonstrates
  • simplifies
  • gets across
  • interprets
  • illuminates
  • elucidates
  • expounds
  • explicates
  • demystifies
  • unriddles
  • clears (up)
  • analyzes
  • construes
  • resolves
  • defines
  • solves
  • specifies
  • breaks down
  • deciphers
  • decodes
  • unravels
  • undoes
  • disentangles
  • glosses
  • untangles
  • annotates
  • unscrambles
  • commentates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obscures
  • clouds
  • befogs
  • confuses
  • confounds
  • obfuscates
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