spell是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order -- 用字母拼；拼寫

  • How do you spell receive? 「receive 怎麽拼？」「R-E-C-E-I-V-E。」

  • Shakespeare did not always spell his own name the same way. 莎士比亞並非總是用同樣的拼法拼寫自己的名字。

  • Our address is 1520 Main Street, Albuquerque. Shall I spell that (out) (= say in the correct order the letters that form the word) for you? 我們的地址是阿爾布開克大街1520號——要我把它拼出來嗎？

  • I think it's important that children should be taught to spell. 我認爲教孩子們正確地拼寫非常重要。

• 1 to cause something bad to happen in the future -- 意味著災難／會招致麻煩（等等）

  • The new regulations could spell disaster for small businesses. 新規定對小企業來說可能意味著災難。

  • This cold weather could spell trouble for gardeners. 這種寒冷的天氣可能會爲菜農帶來災難。

• 2 to do something that someone else would usually be doing, especially in order to allow them to rest -- （尤指爲讓某人休息而）代替做，替換，輪換

  • You've been driving for a while - do you want me to spell you? 你開車開了一陣子了——需要我替你一會兒嗎？

• 3 a period of time for which an activity or condition lasts continuously -- （持續的）一段時間

  • I lived in Cairo for a spell. 我在開羅住過一陣子。

  • She had a brief spell as captain of the team. 她曾當過很短一段時間的球隊隊長。

  • I keep having/getting dizzy spells (= periods of feeling as if I'm turning around). 我一陣一陣地頭暈。

  • a spell of dry weather 一段天氣乾燥的日子

  • The weather forecast is for dry, sunny spells. 天氣預報說是持續乾燥的晴天。

• 4 a period when you do something that someone else would usually be doing, especially in order to allow them to rest -- 輪班，輪流做某事

  • If we take spells (with) doing the painting, it won't seem like such hard work. 如果我們輪換著刷油漆，也許做起來不會這麽累。

• 5 spoken words that are thought to have magical power, or (the condition of being under) the influence or control of such words -- 咒語，符咒；魔法；著魔

  • The witch cast/put a spell on the prince and he turned into a frog. 女巫對王子施了魔法，把他變成了青蛙。

  • A beautiful girl would have to kiss him to break (= stop) the spell. 要想解除魔法，必須要有一個美麗的女孩親吻他。

  • Sleeping Beauty lay under the wicked fairy's spell until the prince woke her with a kiss. 睡美人在邪惡仙子的符咒中倒下沈睡，直到王子吻了她一下才醒來。