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单词 reels off
释义

reel off

verb

reeled off; reeling off; reels off

transitive verb

1
: to tell or recite readily and usually at length
reel off a few jokes to break the ice
2
: to chalk up usually as a series

Synonyms

  • recite
  • repeat
  • say
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Example Sentences

he's able to reel off the names of all the U.S. presidents, in historical order and without pausing her friend proceeded to reel off the roster of losers that she had dated over the years

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

reels off

verb

present tense third-person singular of reel off
1
as in recites
to give from memory he's able to reel off the names of all the U.S. presidents, in historical order and without pausing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • recites
  • memorizes
  • repeats
  • speaks
  • says
  • studies
  • cons
  • mouths
  • learns
  • orates
  • declaims

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reads
2
as in lists
to specify one after another her friend proceeded to reel off the roster of losers that she had dated over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • lists
  • recites
  • numerates
  • details
  • outlines
  • ticks (off)
  • itemizes
  • enumerates
  • mentions
  • catalogs
  • rehearses
  • figures
  • graphs
  • inventories
  • charts
  • tabulates
  • tallies
  • calculates
  • cites
  • computes
  • estimates
  • diagrams
  • catalogues
  • names
  • reckons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • generalizes
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