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

spellverb

uk/spel/us/spel/

spell verb (FORM WORDS)

A2 [ I or T ] spelled or UK also spelt, spelled or UK also spelt to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order:

How do you spell receive?

Shakespeare did not always spell his own name the same way.

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?

I think it's important that children should be taught to spell.

More examples

Could you spell your name again, please?
Some words are more difficult to spell than others.
Does she spell her name with a C or with a K?
She always spells my name wrong.
He even spelled his own client's name wrongly.

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Writing & typing

asterisk
borrow
chalk
co-author
compose
copy
creative writing
enter
fair sth out
fire
ghostwrite
misspell
orthography
record
run
scrawl
transcription
typing
write
write sth up

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spell verb (RESULT)

spell disaster, trouble, etc.

to cause something bad to happen in the future:

The new regulations could spell disaster for small businesses.

This cold weather could spell trouble for gardeners.

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Causing things to happen

-ization
-ize
actuation
agent
awaken (sth) in sb
be associated with sth
beget
draw
fuel
instigate
instigator
introduce
lie
plant
produce
rise
usher
usher sth in
wreak
wrought

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spell verb (DO INSTEAD)

[ T ] spelled, spelled mainly US to do something that someone else would usually be doing, especially in order to allow them to rest:

You've been driving for a while - do you want me to spell you?

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Replacing and exchanging

alternate
alternatively
bargain sth away
change over
change places idiom
fill
name
part exchange
pinch-hit
pre-empt
proxy
rep
represent
reserve
sit
substitution
succeed
succession
supersede
supplant

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Phrasal verb(s)

spell sth out

spellnoun [ C ]

uk/spel/us/spel/

spell noun [ C ] (PERIOD)

a period of time for which an activity or condition lasts continuously:

I lived in Cairo for a spell.

She had a brief spell as captain of the team.

I keep having/getting dizzy spells (= periods of feeling as if I'm turning around).

a short period of a particular type of weather:

a spell of dry weather

The weather forecast is for dry, sunny spells.

More examples

In this current cold spell, many old people are dying needlessly of hypothermia.
It looks as if we are in for a settled spell this week.
After a brief spell in the army, he started working as a teacher.
He had a brief spell in the army.
She had a couple of spells in a mental hospital.

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Periods of time - general words

age
at/in one sitting idiom
day
duration
free time
gap
interval
length
lifetime
making
me time
rest
run
shortly
slot
span
spasm
stretch
term
timescale

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Weather & climate - general words

spell noun [ C ] (DO INSTEAD)

US a period when you do something that someone else would usually be doing, especially in order to allow them to rest:

If we take spells (with) doing the painting, it won't seem like such hard work.

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Replacing and exchanging

alternate
alternatively
bargain sth away
change over
change places idiom
fill
name
part exchange
pinch-hit
pre-empt
proxy
rep
represent
reserve
sit
substitution
succeed
succession
supersede
supplant

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spell noun [ C ] (MAGIC)

spoken words that are thought to have magical power, or (the condition of being under) the influence or control of such words:

The witch cast/put a spell on the prince and he turned into a frog.

A beautiful girl would have to kiss him to break (= stop) the spell.

Sleeping Beauty lay under the wicked fairy's spell until the prince woke her with a kiss.

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Magic

abracadabra
alchemy
bewitch
black magic
chalice
conjure
curse
escapology
evil
hex
hoodoo
incantation
magic word
magical
potion
sleight of hand
sorcery
the evil eye idiom
witchcraft
wizardry

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Idiom(s)

be under sb's spell

单词	spell
释义	Contents verb (3) spell (FORM WORDS) spell (RESULT) spell (DO INSTEAD) noun (3) spell (PERIOD) spell (DO INSTEAD) spell (MAGIC) Contents verb (2) spell (FORM WORDS) spell (RESULT) noun (2) spell (PERIOD) spell (POWER) English American spellverb uk/spel/us/spel/ spell verb (FORM WORDS) A2 [ I or T ] spelled or UK also spelt, spelled or UK also spelt to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order: How do you spell receive? Shakespeare did not always spell his own name the same way. 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? I think it's important that children should be taught to spell. More examples Could you spell your name again, please? Some words are more difficult to spell than others. Does she spell her name with a C or with a K? She always spells my name wrong. He even spelled his own client's name wrongly. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Writing & typing asterisk borrow chalk co-author compose copy creative writing enter *fair sth* out fire ghostwrite misspell orthography record run scrawl transcription typing write write sth up See more results » spell verb (RESULT) spell disaster, trouble, etc. to cause something bad to happen in the future: The new regulations could spell disaster for small businesses. This cold weather could spell trouble for gardeners. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Causing things to happen -ization -ize actuation agent awaken (sth) in sb** be associated with sth beget draw fuel instigate instigator introduce lie plant produce rise usher *usher sth* in wreak wrought See more results » spell verb (DO INSTEAD) [ T ] spelled, spelled mainly US to do something that someone else would usually be doing, especially in order to allow them to rest: You've been driving for a while - do you want me to spell you? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Replacing and exchanging alternate alternatively bargain sth away change over change places idiom fill name part exchange pinch-hit pre-empt proxy rep represent reserve sit substitution succeed succession supersede supplant See more results » Phrasal verb(s) spell sth out spellnoun [ C ] uk/spel/us/spel/ spell noun [ C ] (PERIOD) a period of time for which an activity or condition lasts continuously: I lived in Cairo for a spell. She had a brief spell as captain of the team. I keep having/getting dizzy spells (= periods of feeling as if I'm turning around). a short period of a particular type of weather: a spell of dry weather The weather forecast is for dry, sunny spells. More examples In this current cold spell, many old people are dying needlessly of hypothermia. It looks as if we are in for a settled spell this week. After a brief spell in the army, he started working as a teacher. He had a brief spell in the army. She had a couple of spells in a mental hospital. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Periods of time - general words age at/in one sitting idiom day duration free time gap interval length lifetime making me time rest run shortly slot span spasm stretch term timescale See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Weather & climate - general words spell noun [ C ] (DO INSTEAD) US a period when you do something that someone else would usually be doing, especially in order to allow them to rest: If we take spells (with) doing the painting, it won't seem like such hard work. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Replacing and exchanging alternate alternatively bargain sth away change over change places idiom fill name part exchange pinch-hit pre-empt proxy rep represent reserve sit substitution succeed succession supersede supplant See more results » spell noun [ C ] (MAGIC) spoken words that are thought to have magical power, or (the condition of being under) the influence or control of such words: The witch cast/put a spell on the prince and he turned into a frog. A beautiful girl would have to kiss him to break (= stop) the spell. Sleeping Beauty lay under the wicked fairy's spell until the prince woke her with a kiss. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Magic abracadabra alchemy bewitch black magic chalice conjure curse escapology evil hex hoodoo incantation magic word magical potion sleight of hand sorcery the evil eye idiom witchcraft wizardry See more results » Idiom(s) be under sb's spell spellverb us/spel/ spell verb (FORM WORDS) [ I/T ] to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order: [ I ] As a child he never learned to spell. [ T ] Send it to Dr. Mikolajczyk – I’ll spell that name for you (= say the letters that form the word). spell verb (RESULT) [ T ] to have usually something unpleasant as a result: This cold weather could spell trouble for gardeners. Phrasal verb(s) spell something out spell something out spellnoun [ C ] us/spel/ spell noun [ C ] (PERIOD) a period of time during which an activity or condition lasts: a spell of wet weather She lived in London for a short spell in the 1980s. spell noun [ C ] (POWER) a magic power produced by speaking a set of words or taking a specific set of actions:** He was placed under a spell that could be broken only when the princess kissed him.
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spellverb

spell verb (FORM WORDS)

spell verb (RESULT)

spell verb (DO INSTEAD)

Phrasal verb(s)

spellnoun [ C ]

spell noun [ C ] (PERIOD)

spell noun [ C ] (DO INSTEAD)

spell noun [ C ] (MAGIC)

Idiom(s)

spellverb

spell verb (FORM WORDS)

spell verb (RESULT)

Phrasal verb(s)

spellnoun [ C ]

spell noun [ C ] (PERIOD)

spell noun [ C ] (POWER)