spell out

动词 v.

中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.

To form (a word) from letters; say the letters in a word. transitive

— He used Scrabble tiles to spell out “I LOVE YOU”.
To replace an acronym with its expansion. transitive

— To avoid crypticness for nonexpert readers, she spelled out the phrase, so that "tips about PrEP in the context of OHS for HCPs" became "tips about preexposure prophylaxis in the context of occupational health and safety for health care professionals".
To explain in clear and simple terms; to be explicit. transitive

— Here is a brochure that spells out the benefits.

词形变化

spells out present,singular,third-person spelling out participle,present spelled out participle,past spelled out past spelt out UK,participle,past spelt out UK,past

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衍生词

spell it out spellout spell things out