spell /spɛl/ CET4 TEM4 ( spelling, spelt, spells )

• 1. 

  V-T When you spell a word, you write or speak each letter in the word in the correct order. 拼写; 拼读

  例：

  He gave his name and then helpfully spelled it.

  他说出了他的名字，然后又热心地把它拼读了出来。

  例：

  How do you spell "potato?"

  “”怎么拼写？

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB Spell out means the same as . 拼写; 拼读

  例：

  If I don't know a word, I ask them to spell it out for me.

  假如我不知道某个词，我请他们替我拼写出来。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I Someone who can spell knows the correct order of letters in words. 写; 写字 [no cont]

  例：

  It's shocking how students can't spell these days.

  如今学生居然不会写字真让人震惊。

  例：

  He can't even spell his own name.

  他甚至不会写自己的名字。

• 4. 

  V-T If something spells a particular outcome, often an unpleasant one, it suggests that this will be the result. 预示 (通常不好的结果) [no cont]

  例：

  If the irrigation plan goes ahead, it could spell disaster for the birds.

  如果该灌溉计划继续的话，这对鸟类可能预示着灾难。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT A spell of a particular type of weather or a particular activity is a short period of time during which this type of weather or activity occurs. (某种天气或活动的) 短暂发生期

  例：

  There has been a long spell of dry weather.

  干旱天气已持续很长一段时间了。

• 6. 

  V to take over from (a person) for an interval of time; relieve temporarily 在间歇期接替(某人); 暂时换岗

• 7. 

  N-COUNT A spell is a situation in which events are controlled by a magical power. 魔

  例：

  They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her.

  人们说一个女巫对她施了魔后她就死了。

• 8. 

  N a period or tour of duty after which one person or group relieves another 轮班的时间

• 9. 

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