英语单词

spell是什么意思

spell

英[spel] |美[spɛl]
    vt.拼写;导致,意味着;组成(一个词)的字母是…
    vi.轮替
    n.符咒,咒语;魅力;一段时间;轮班
日语:スペル 法语:épeler 德语:Fluch 韩语:주문 俄语:deletrear

牛津词典

verb

  1. 用字母拼;拼写
    to say or write the letters of a word in the correct order
    1. How do you spell your surname?
      你的姓怎么拼?
    2. 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. 拼出,会拼(单词)
    to form words correctly from individual letters
    1. I've never been able to spell.
      我一直不会拼写。
    2. You've spelt my name wrong.
      你把我的名字拼错了。
  3. 拼作;拼成
    to form words when they are put together in a particular order
    1. C─A─T spells ‘cat’.
      C─A─T拼作cat。
  4. 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
    1. 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. (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
    1. Carter will be here in an hour to spell you.
      卡特一小时后过来替换你。

noun

  1. (持续的)一段时间
    a short period of time during which sth lasts
    1. a spell of warm weather
      一段天气温暖的日子
    2. a cold/hot/wet/bright, etc. spell
      一段寒冷、炎热、多雨、晴朗等的日子
    3. There will be rain at first, with sunny spells later.
      开始会有雨,雨后间晴。
    4. 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. (干某事或在某处工作的)一段时间
    a period of time doing sth or working somewhere
    1. She had a spell as a singer before becoming an actress.
      在当演员以前她唱过一阵子歌。
    2. 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. 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
    1. a magic spell
      魔咒
    2. a book of spells
      咒语集
    3. The wizard recited a spell.
      巫师念了一道咒语。
    4. to cast/put a spell on sb
      对某人施魔法
    5. to be under a spell (= affected by magic)
      中了魔法
  4. 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
    1. I completely fell under her spell .
      我完全给她迷住了。


网络解释

vt. 拼,拼写;意味着;招致;拼成;迷住;轮值 n. 符咒;一段时间;魅力 vi. 拼字;轮替 n. (Spell)人名;(英)斯佩尔



词形变化

名词复数形式:spells 过去分词:spelt 第三人称单数:spells 现在分词:spelling 过去式:spelt



中文词源

spell 拼写,拼读,符咒,咒语,魔力

来自古英语 spell,故事,叙述,寓言,来自 Proto-Germanic*spellam,说,告知,来自 PIE*spel, 说,念,吟诵,背诵。引申词义符咒,咒语,魔力等。词义拼写来自古法语同源词 espelir, 拼写,拼读,发音。



双语例句

  1. You gradually fall under the spell and get drawn in deeper and deeper
    你会渐渐着魔,越陷越深。
  2. A spell of poor health took the edge off her performance.
    一度身体欠佳令她表现有失水准。
  3. Drug experts say it could spell the end of the crack epidemic.
    禁毒专家说它可能会结束强效可卡因吸食泛滥的局面。
  4. Children write down the word, cover it up and then try to spell it from memory.
    孩子们把这个词写下来蒙住,然后试着凭记忆拼出来。
  5. Jacqueline is not relishing the prospect of another spell in prison
    杰奎琳可不想再蹲一阵子监狱。
  6. If we have a wet spell, Cecil could also run Armiger in the Derby.
    如果我们遇上持续下雨,塞西尔也能让“扈从”参加德比马赛。
  7. He gave his name and then helpfully spelt it
    他说出自己的名字,然后又热心地将它拼了出来。
  8. How do you spell 'potato'?
    potato这个词怎么拼写?
  9. 'Tang' is 'Gnat' spelt backwards.
    Gnat倒着写出来就是Tang。
  10. It's shocking how students can't spell these days
    当今的学生们拼写上差得令人吃惊。
  11. If the irrigation plan goes ahead, it could spell disaster for the birds
    如果灌溉计划开始实施,它可能会给鸟类带来灾难。
  12. A report has just arrived on government desks which spells more trouble.
    刚刚有一份报告被送到政府手中,这意味着将要出现更多的麻烦。
  13. There has been a long spell of dry weather
    很长一段时间里天气一直很干燥。
  14. You join a barrister for two six-month spells of practical experience.
    你跟着一位出庭律师进行两期为时6个月的实习工作。
  15. They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her.
    他们说她是被一个女巫施了魔法后死的。
  16. For many years sundials have cast their spell over scientists and mathematicians
    多年来,日晷一直吸引着科学家和数学家们。
  17. People said he was able to cast a spell on the public.
    人们说他能吸引公众。
  18. Even sensible Frank had fallen under her spell.
    甚至连一向理智的弗兰克都被她迷住了。
  19. Be assertive and spell out exactly how you feel
    要自信点儿,把自己的感受讲清楚。
  20. How many times do I have to spell it out?
    我要仔仔细细讲多少遍?
  21. The girl often has a crying spell.
    这个姑娘常常会哭一阵子。
  22. As he talked with more and more gusto, we came more and more under his spell.
    他越说越起劲,大家越听越入神。
  23. Someone's spell of good fortune has run out.
    气数已尽。
  24. Take care to spell every word right.
    注意把每个词拼正确。
  25. Now we can have a breathing spell.
    现在我们可以松一口气了。
  26. The dry spell is over.
    旱象已经解除。
  27. It's not fair to hold me up to ridicule because I can't spell!
    因为我拼不出来就讥笑我,这是不公平的。
  28. Do not allow the opponents a breathing spell.
    不让对手有喘息的机会。
  29. Tina seems able to cast a spell over Terry and get him to do anything she wants.
    蒂娜似乎能够迷住特里,并随心所欲地支配他。
  30. If he happened to find a man having a spell the culprit was immediately discharged.
    他如果发现某人有偷懒的嫌疑就会立即把那个人开除掉。


语源

Middle English: shortening of Old French espeller, from the Germanic base of spellOld English spel(l) narration, of Germanic originlate 16th cent.: variant of dialect speletake the place of, of unknown origin. The early sense of the noun was shift of relief workerslate Middle English: perhaps a variant of obsolete speldchip, splinter


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