1 [I,T] to write or say the letters of a word in the correct order 拼写:
I could never spell very well at school.我在学校时拼写总不是很好。How do you spell your surname?你的姓氏怎样拼?His name is spelt P-H-I-L-I-P.他的名字的拼法是P-H-I-L-I-P。
2 [T] (used about a set of letters) to form a particular word (指一组字母)构成某个词:
If you add an ‘e’ to ‘car’ it spells ‘care’.car加个e就成了care。
3 [T] to mean sth; to have sth as a result 意味着,带来(某种结果):
Another poor harvest would spell disaster for the region.如果再次歉收,就会给这个地区带来灾祸。
spell sth out
1 to write or say the letters of a word or name in the correct order 正确写出或说出某个词的拼法:
I have an unusual name, so I always have to spell it out to people.我的名字很特别,我总是得拼给人家听。
2 to express sth in a very clear and direct way 讲清楚(某事)
spell²
/spel ||; spɛl/noun[C]
1 a short period of time 一段短时间:
a spell of cold weather短短的一段寒冷天气
2 (especially in stories) magic words or actions that cause sb to be in a particular state or condition (尤在故事中)咒语,魔法,符咒
spell1/spɛl; spel/v past tense and past participle spelt /spɛlt; spelt/especially BrE 【尤英】; spelled especially AmE 【尤美】1 [I,T] to form a word by writing or saying the letters in the correct order 拼写﹔拼出: How do you spell ‘necessary’? necessary 怎么拼?I’ve never been able to spell. 我从来都不会拼写。They’ve spelled my name wrong . 他们把我的名字拼错了。2 [T] if letters spell a word, they form it〔字母〕拼成〔某词〕3 spell trouble/defeat/danger etc if a situation spells trouble etc, it makes you expect trouble 意味着麻烦/失败/危险等: weather that could spell disaster for farmers 可能会给农民带来灾难的天气spell sth out phr v to explain something in great detail 详细地解释: Do I have to spell everything out for you? 非要我把什么都给你说得明明白白吗?
spell2n [C] 1 a piece of magic, or the special words that make magic happen 魔法﹔符咒﹐咒语: cast/put a spell on sb They say that a witch cast a spell on her. 据说女巫对她施了魔法。2 a short period of time 一段短时间﹐一阵子: brief/short spell a short spell in jail 狱中的一小段时间+of a spell of bad luck 一段倒霉的日子
spellspellspellsspeltspelledspelling1verb (spells, spelling, speltor spelled/, has speltor has spelled)to use the right letters to make a word: ‘How do you spell your name?’ ‘A-Z-I-Z.’You have spelt this word wrong.spellspellspells2nounmagic words that make somebody change or make them do what you want: The witch cast a spell on the prince.