新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

spell

英 [spel]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

spells
1. [C 可数名词] （某种天气或活动的）短暂发生期
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.
近义词
period
双语例句
例：
There has been a long spell of dry weather.
干旱天气已持续很长一段时间了。
2. [C 可数名词] 魔
A spell is a situation in which events are controlled by a magical power.
双语例句
例：
They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her.
人们说她是被一个女巫施了魔法后死的。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

spell out
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 拼写 , 拼读（同）spell）
Spell out means the same as spell.
双语例句
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。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] 清楚地解释 , 详细说明
If you spell something out, you explain it in detail or in a very clear way.
双语例句
例：
Be assertive and spell out exactly how you feel.
自信点，把你的真实感受详细说出来。

VERB. 动词

spells , spelling , spelled , spelt
1. [T 及物动词] 拼写 , 拼读
When you spell a word, you write or speak each letter in the word in the correct order.
双语例句
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'?
“ potato”怎么拼写？
2. [I 不及物动词] 拼写 , 写字
Someone who can spell knows the correct order of letters in words.
双语例句
例：
It's shocking how students can't spell these days.
如今的学生居然不会拼写，这真让人震惊。
例：
He can't even spell his own name.
他甚至不会写自己的名字。
3. [T 及物动词] 预示（通常不好的结果）
If something spells a particular outcome, often an unpleasant one, it suggests that this will be the result.
双语例句
例：
If the irrigation plan goes ahead, it could spell disaster for the birds.
如果该灌溉计划开始实施，它可能会给鸟类带来灾难。

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