英语词汇“spell”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

spell1

/spɛl

verb (past and past participle spelled or chiefly British spelt) [with object]

1Write or name the letters that form (a word) in correct sequence: Dolly spelled her name [no object]: journals have a house style about how to spell...

Several immigrants didn't know how to write or spell their own names, so immigration inspectors created one for them.
The first twenty pages of my first book are filled with nothing but hundreds of attempts to learn to write and spell my name.
Did you make sure you spelt my name correctly?

1.1(Of letters) make up or form (a word): the letters spell the word ‘how’...

The first team to lose five hands, thus getting five letters spelling the whole word K-E-M-P-S loses the game.
I've thought of writing a poem, with the first letter of each word spelling my email, but my attempts so far are not likely to get a reply.
The participants classified the target by pressing one key if the letter string spelled a word they knew, and another key if it did not.

2Be a sign or characteristic of: she had the chic, efficient look that spells Milan

2.1Mean or have as a result: the plans would spell disaster for the economy...

Failure to resolve this last issue quickly and effectively would have spelled disaster for the plan.
The variable that promised to spell disaster for Iowa farmers was the high seed costs associated with GM crops.
For everyone else, however, it spells disaster.

Synonyms

lead to, result in, bring about, bring on, cause, be the cause of;

mean, amount to, add up to, constitute, signal, signify, point to;

portend, augur, presage, herald, bode, promise;

involve

literary betoken, harbinger, foretoken, forebode

Phrasal verbs

spell something out

Derivatives

spellable

adjective ...

I like that fact that Lorcan is not very well known outside Ireland, yet is readily pronouncable and spellable (we have done no such favors for our children Eoghan and Eavan).
They are all very spellable words. You just probably haven't heard them before.
A spellable, pronounceable name that gets a positive reaction from the people you admire remains your safest naming bet.

Origin

Middle English: shortening of Old French espeller, from the Germanic base of spell².

In Old English spel meant ‘story, speech’, a sense still hidden in the word gospel. By the late 16th century this had become the right speech to use when invoking magic powers, via the late Middle English nightspell, special words to protect you at night. Meanwhile the verb had developed from ‘speak, tell’ to read out loud with difficulty, or ‘spell out’ words, and from this the sense to use the right letters in a word.

Rhymes

spell2

/spɛl

noun

1A form of words used as a magical charm or incantation: a spell is laid on the door to prevent entry...

It wasn't quite the same as when a sorcerer used high level spells, but the words were still unintelligible.
Taukat showed his agreement by muttering the words of a spell and conjuring a cloud of acid rain over the unsuspecting targets.
Kyri was mumbling the words to a spell which she finished by laying her hand on Aikel's arm.

Synonyms

incantation, charm, conjuration, rune, magic formula;

abracadabra;

(spells) sorcery, magic, witchcraft, witchery;

North American hex, mojo;

New Zealand makutu

1.1A state of enchantment caused by a magic spell: the magician may cast a spell on himself...

I quickly cast a spell on my rod, blazing the magic back to the Shadow.
But before he took the last step that brought him to the old man's domain, Cale had paid a half-demon sorceress to cast a spell on him.
My mother died shortly after I became ten, I'm not sure what disease she had acquired, but I think Giselle must have cast a spell on her.

1.2An ability to control or influence people as though one had magical power over them: he woke from her spell...

Only a ponderous blues lead by shaven headed bass player John Power temporarily broke the spell.
When you're in the culture and you're living it day to day, living in Brooklyn, South Central or Oakland, you are under the spell of that cultural influence.
Men often fall under the spell of the power of the boob.

Synonyms

irresistible influence, fascination, magnetism, animal magnetism, charisma, allure, lure, charm, attraction, pull, draw, enticement, beguilement;

magic, romance, mystique, glamour

Phrases

under a spell

under someone's spell

Origin

Old English spel(l) 'narration', of Germanic origin.

spell3

/spɛl

noun

1A short period: I want to get away from racing for a spell...

Paul took up the post of County Accountant in the mid-Seventies, leaving for a short spell, only to return to take up the post of Finance Officer.
However, he was married for a short spell while he was living in County Kerry.
They merely took advantage of it for short spells while unable to obtain other work.

Synonyms

period, time, interval, season, stretch, run, course, round, span, streak;

snap

British informal patch, spot

1.1A period spent in an activity: a spell of greenhouse work...

A spell of hectic activity around the Stradbally area resulted in Mick Haughney setting up Garry Powell to equalise, in the 80 minute.
Then look at the couch potato who seems ready, not for an evening in front of the TV, but for a spell of inadvertent train spotting.
Leaving school at 13 he did the round of reform schools after a spell of teenage misdemeanours.

Synonyms

stint, turn, stretch, session, term;

shift, tour of duty, watch

1.2Australian /NZ A period of rest from work.This spell from the action may well bring the front runners back to the field....

Just before this we had an hour's spell so we would be fresh.

1.3 Cricket A series of overs during a session of play in which a particular bowler bowls: he usually produces only one good spell in a Test...

Sammy would again feature in that session when he came on as the first change bowler, to capture two wickets in an aggressive spell of seam bowling.
Three Rowntrees bowlers had satisfactory spells with Dave Whittle's 3-21 being the pick of the trio.
Alley has consistently broken opposition opening partnerships with his aggressive and accurate spells of fast bowling.

verb [with object]

1chiefly North American Allow (someone) to rest briefly by taking their place in an activity: I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel...

People begged him to seek help, admonished him for being stubborn, for his refusal to bring in others to spell him, for his refusal ever to leave her side.

1.1 [no object] Australian /NZ Take a brief rest: I’ll spell for a bit

Origin

Late 16th century: variant of dialect spele 'take the place of', of unknown origin. The early sense of the noun was 'shift of relief workers'.

spell4

/spɛl

noun

A splinter of wood.

Origin

Late Middle English: perhaps a variant of obsolete speld 'chip, splinter'.

单词	spell
释义	spell1 /spɛl / verb (past and past participle spelled or chiefly British spelt) [with object] 1Write or name the letters that form (a word) in correct sequence: Dolly spelled her name [no object]: journals have a house style about how to spell... Several immigrants didn't know how to write or spell their own names, so immigration inspectors created one for them. The first twenty pages of my first book are filled with nothing but hundreds of attempts to learn to write and spell my name. Did you make sure you spelt my name correctly? 1.1(Of letters) make up or form (a word): the letters spell the word ‘how’... The first team to lose five hands, thus getting five letters spelling the whole word K-E-M-P-S loses the game. I've thought of writing a poem, with the first letter of each word spelling my email, but my attempts so far are not likely to get a reply. The participants classified the target by pressing one key if the letter string spelled a word they knew, and another key if it did not. 2Be a sign or characteristic of: she had the chic, efficient look that spells Milan 2.1Mean or have as a result: the plans would spell disaster for the economy... Failure to resolve this last issue quickly and effectively would have spelled disaster for the plan. The variable that promised to spell disaster for Iowa farmers was the high seed costs associated with GM crops. For everyone else, however, it spells disaster. Synonyms lead to, result in, bring about, bring on, cause, be the cause of; mean, amount to, add up to, constitute, signal, signify, point to; portend, augur, presage, herald, bode, promise; involve literary betoken, harbinger, foretoken, forebode Phrasal verbs spell something out Derivatives spellable adjective ... I like that fact that Lorcan is not very well known outside Ireland, yet is readily pronouncable and spellable (we have done no such favors for our children Eoghan and Eavan). They are all very spellable words. You just probably haven't heard them before. A spellable, pronounceable name that gets a positive reaction from the people you admire remains your safest naming bet. Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French espeller, from the Germanic base of spell². In Old English spel meant ‘story, speech’, a sense still hidden in the word gospel. By the late 16th century this had become the right speech to use when invoking magic powers, via the late Middle English nightspell, special words to protect you at night. Meanwhile the verb had developed from ‘speak, tell’ to read out loud with difficulty, or ‘spell out’ words, and from this the sense to use the right letters in a word. Rhymes Adele, Aix-la-Chapelle, aquarelle, artel, au naturel, bagatelle, béchamel, befell, bell, belle, boatel, Brunel, Cadell, carousel, cartel, cell, Chanel, chanterelle, clientele, Clonmel, compel, Cornell, crime passionnel, dell, demoiselle, dispel, dwell, el, ell, Estelle, excel, expel, farewell, fell, Fidel, fontanelle, foretell, Gabrielle, gazelle, gel, Giselle, hell, hotel, impel, knell, lapel, mademoiselle, maître d'hôtel, Manuel, marcel, matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel, rebel, repel, Rochelle, Sahel, sardelle, sell, shell, show-and-tell, smell, Snell, spinel, swell, tell, undersell, vielle, villanelle, well, yell spell2 /spɛl / noun 1A form of words used as a magical charm or incantation: a spell is laid on the door to prevent entry... It wasn't quite the same as when a sorcerer used high level spells, but the words were still unintelligible. Taukat showed his agreement by muttering the words of a spell and conjuring a cloud of acid rain over the unsuspecting targets. Kyri was mumbling the words to a spell which she finished by laying her hand on Aikel's arm. Synonyms incantation, charm, conjuration, rune, magic formula; abracadabra; (spells) sorcery, magic, witchcraft, witchery; North American hex, mojo; New Zealand makutu 1.1A state of enchantment caused by a magic spell: the magician may cast a spell on* himself... I quickly cast a spell on my rod, blazing the magic back to the Shadow. But before he took the last step that brought him to the old man's domain, Cale had paid a half-demon sorceress to cast a spell on him. My mother died shortly after I became ten, I'm not sure what disease she had acquired, but I think Giselle must have cast a spell on her. 1.2An ability to control or influence people as though one had magical power over them: he woke from her spell... Only a ponderous blues lead by shaven headed bass player John Power temporarily broke the spell. When you're in the culture and you're living it day to day, living in Brooklyn, South Central or Oakland, you are under the spell of that cultural influence. Men often fall under the spell of the power of the boob. Synonyms irresistible influence, fascination, magnetism, animal magnetism, charisma, allure, lure, charm, attraction, pull, draw, enticement, beguilement; magic, romance, mystique, glamour Phrases under a spell under someone's spell Origin Old English spel(l)* 'narration', of Germanic origin. spell3 /spɛl / noun 1A short period: I want to get away from racing for a spell... Paul took up the post of County Accountant in the mid-Seventies, leaving for a short spell, only to return to take up the post of Finance Officer. However, he was married for a short spell while he was living in County Kerry. They merely took advantage of it for short spells while unable to obtain other work. Synonyms period, time, interval, season, stretch, run, course, round, span, streak; snap British informal patch, spot 1.1A period spent in an activity: a spell of greenhouse work... A spell of hectic activity around the Stradbally area resulted in Mick Haughney setting up Garry Powell to equalise, in the 80 minute. Then look at the couch potato who seems ready, not for an evening in front of the TV, but for a spell of inadvertent train spotting. Leaving school at 13 he did the round of reform schools after a spell of teenage misdemeanours. Synonyms stint, turn, stretch, session, term; shift, tour of duty, watch 1.2Australian /NZ A period of rest from work.This spell from the action may well bring the front runners back to the field.... Just before this we had an hour's spell so we would be fresh. 1.3 Cricket A series of overs during a session of play in which a particular bowler bowls: he usually produces only one good spell in a Test... Sammy would again feature in that session when he came on as the first change bowler, to capture two wickets in an aggressive spell of seam bowling. Three Rowntrees bowlers had satisfactory spells with Dave Whittle's 3-21 being the pick of the trio. Alley has consistently broken opposition opening partnerships with his aggressive and accurate spells of fast bowling. verb [with object] 1chiefly North American Allow (someone) to rest briefly by taking their place in an activity: I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel... People begged him to seek help, admonished him for being stubborn, for his refusal to bring in others to spell him, for his refusal ever to leave her side. 1.1 [no object] Australian /NZ Take a brief rest: I’ll spell for a bit Origin Late 16th century: variant of dialect spele 'take the place of', of unknown origin. The early sense of the noun was 'shift of relief workers'. spell4 /spɛl / noun A splinter of wood. Origin Late Middle English: perhaps a variant of obsolete speld 'chip, splinter'.
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