reel off

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see reel, off.
  2. To list effortlessly and quickly. idiomatic,transitive
    — There are 12 months left before the next World Cup and every England fan can reel off Sven Goran Eriksson's starting XI within 15 seconds.
  3. To produce (e.g. a performance), in an effortless manner. idiomatic,transitive
    — [...] the average for the entire 123.7 miles from Lavino to Rogoredo was 109.2 m.p.h. and in all the 195.8 miles from Florence to Milan were reeled off in 115.2 min. start to stop at an average of 101.8 m.p.h.

词形变化

reels off present,singular,third-person reeling off participle,present reeled off participle,past reeled off past

词源

From reel (noun), suggesting a mechanical movement.
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