1. | [t] ~ sth 用字母拼；拼写to say or write the letters of a word in the correct order |
How do you spell your surname? 你的姓怎么拼？ | |
I thought her name was Catherine, but it's Kathryn spelt with a ‘K’. 我原以为她叫 Catherine，其实是 Kathryn，以 K 开头。 |
2. | [i][t] 拼出，会拼（单词）to form words correctly from individual letters |
I've never been able to spell. 我一直不会拼写。 | |
You've spelt my name wrong. 你把我的名字拼错了。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth 拼作；拼成to form words when they are put together in a particular order |
C─A─T spells ‘cat’. C─A─T 拼作 cat。 |
4. | [t] ~ sth (for sb/sth) 招致，意味着（通常指坏事）to have sth, usually sth bad, as a result; to mean sth, usually sth bad |
The crop failure spelt disaster for many farmers. 对许多农民来说，庄稼歉收就意味着灾难。 |
5. | [t] (informal) ~ sb （短时间）替换，顶替to replace for a short time sb who is doing a particular activity so that they can rest |
Carter will be here in an hour to spell you. 卡特一小时后过来替换你。 |
1. | [c] （持续的）一段时间a short period of time during which sth lasts |
a spell of warm weather 一段天气温暖的日子 | |
a cold/hot/wet/bright, etc. spell 一段寒冷、炎热、多雨、晴朗等的日子 | |
There will be rain at first, with sunny spells later. 开始会有雨，雨后间晴。 | |
She went to the doctor complaining of dizzy spells . 她去找医生看病，说自己一阵一阵地头昏。 |
2. | [c] （干某事或在某处工作的）一段时间a period of time doing sth or working somewhere |
She had a spell as a singer before becoming an actress. 在当演员以前她唱过一阵子歌。 | |
I spent a brief spell on the Washington Post. 我曾在《华盛顿邮报》工作过一小段时间。 |
3. | [c] 咒语；符咒；魔法words that are thought to have magic power or to make a piece of magic work; a piece of magic that happens when sb says these magic words |
a magic spell 魔咒 | |
a book of spells 咒语集 | |
The wizard recited a spell. 巫师念了一道咒语。 | |
to cast/put a spell on sb 对某人施魔法 | |
to be under a spell(= affected by magic) 中了魔法 |
4. | [sing] 魅力；魔力a quality that a person or thing has that makes them so attractive or interesting that they have a strong influence on you |
I completely fell under her spell . 我完全给她迷住了。 |
