spell

英 [spel] 美 [spel]

• v. 拼写；拼成；导致；暂时代替
• n. 咒语；魔力；一段时间；一阵发作；轮班

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 拼写; 拼读

   name or give in order the letters of a word

2. vt. 招致,带来

   have as a consequence

n. (名词)

1. [S] 着魔,中邪

   a condition caused by magical power

2. [C] 符咒,咒语

   the magic words producing this condition

3. [C] 连续不断的一段时间

   an unbroken period of time, especially taken up with the stated activity, events, etc.

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 使入迷，迷惑
2. 念咒镇住，用符咒镇服，蛊惑
3. 读，拼出，拼读
4. （构成单词的字母）拼作
5. 拼字，拼写
6. 意味着，等于
7. 招致，带来
8. 使…休息一会儿
9. <主美>轮替
10. <澳>休息

n. 名词

1. 一段时间
2. （特定天气的）一段持续时间
3. 一段工作时间，服务时间
4. （疾病等的）一阵发作
5. <澳>休息一段时间
6. 符咒，咒语
7. 魔力，魅力，诱惑力，吸引力

英英释义

Noun:

1. a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

2. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else);

   "it's my go"
   "a spell of work"
   

3. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition;

   "he was here for a little while"
   "I need to rest for a piece"
   "a spell of good weather"
   "a patch of bad weather"
   

4. a verbal formula believed to have magical force;

   "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"
   "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese"
   

Verb:

1. orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of;

   "How do you spell this word?"
   "We had to spell out our names for the police officer"
   

2. indicate or signify;

   "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"
   

3. write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word);

   "He spelled the word wrong in this letter"
   

4. relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn;

   "She spelled her husband at the wheel"
   

5. place under a spell

6. take turns working;

   "the workers spell every four hours"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. I don't know how to spell your name.
   我不会拼写你的名字。
2. Can you spell the word" metropolis"?
   你会拼写“metropolis”这个词吗?
3. Her writing is neat, but she can't spell.
   她的书写很工整，但是她不会拼写。
4. Put them all together, and they spell MOTHER.
   把它们拼在一起
5. C-A-T spells cat.
   C-A-T拼成cat。
6. Their unwise investment could spell financial ruin.
   他们所作的不明智的投资可能导致经济上的损失。
7. I'd better go spell Mitch for a couple of hours.
   我最好代替米奇几个小时。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The witch put the princess under a spell, and she fell asleep for ten years.
   这女巫使公主中了巫术，沉睡了十年。
2. Can you feel the mysterious spell of music?
   你能感受到音乐的神奇魔力吗？
3. After a short spell in hospital she was soon back at work.
   她在医院住了一段时间后，很快又回来上班了。
4. It looks as if we were in for a cold spell.
   看样子要过一段寒潮天气。
5. She had a spell of dizziness, but soon pulled out of it.
   她感到一阵头晕，但不一会儿就好了。
6. It says the spell will last another six days.
   据说轮班还要持续6天。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The pupils learn to spell in school.
   小学生在学校学习拼写。
2. The students are required to spell correctly.
   对学生要求拼写正确。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Spell your name fully, please.
   请将你的全名拼出来。
2. John was asked to spell the words.
   叫了约翰拼读单词。
3. Take care to spell every word right.
   注意把每个词都拼对。
4. You have spelt this word wrong.
   你把这个词拼错了。
5. Does laziness always spell failure?
   懒惰必会导致失败吗?
6. Those dark clouds spell rain.
   乌云预示着雨的来临。
7. Tell them that my failure in money doesn't spell failure in life.
   告诉他们,我在经济上的失利并不意味着我在生活上也失利。
8. A few votes may spell the difference between victory and defeat.
   几张选票能带来胜败截然不同的结果。

用作名词 (n.)

1. If the spirit of Caesar could be called up by some spell,I wonder what it would think of the present-day world.
   如果恺撒的鬼魂可以用符咒召回的话,我不知道它对当今世界会有什么看法。
2. Tina seems able to cast a spell over Terry and get him to do anything she wants.
   蒂娜似乎能够迷住特里,并随心所欲地支配他。
3. The spell of fine weather has broken.
   持续很长时间的好天气结束了。
4. We can expect a spell of hot weather in early August.
   我们可以预期在8月初有一段炎热的天气。
5. I see the mercury is going up.Perhaps we're going to get a spell of good weather at last.
   我见到水银柱在上升。大概咱们终于能有一阵子好天气了。
6. There will be spells of sunshine this afternoon.
   今天下午将有几段时间出太阳。
7. During these hot summer spells I begin to pine for the cool Maine woods and those evenings spent out in the open.
   在这酷热的夏天里,我又向往缅因州凉爽的树林以及户外的夜营生活。
8. I feel a dizzy spell.
   我感到一阵头晕。
9. A spell of tough luck discouraged him.
   一段时间的厄运使他失去了勇气。
10. He is having one of his spells today.
    他今天又不舒服了。
11. They rested for a spell.
    他们休息了片刻。
12. He walked a spell and then rested.
    他走一会儿,然后休息一下。
13. I had a spell in the army before I became a policeman.
    我在成为警察前曾在军队干过一段时间。
14. After a short spell in hospital she was soon back at work.
    她在医院干很短的一段时间后,很快又回来上班了。

经典引文

• She was sure someone had put a makutu spell on her and the evil spirit was eating her life away.

  出自： R. Finlayson

• Had recently done spells of hard labour for simply being in possession of seditious literature.

  出自： D. Lessing

• His first spell of duty began at half past one.

  出自： G. Sayer

• He was spelling the paper, with the help of his lips.

  出自： Thackeray

• 'Here,' Oliver said, reaching. 'Let me spell you.'

  出自： W. Stegner

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

spell for (v.+prep.)

对…来说意味着 mean (sth) for (sb or a group)That last blow spelt defeat for his opponent.那最后一拳对他的对手来说意味着失败。

spell out (v.+adv.)

阐明 explain in the plainest or most detailed wayHis speech spelt out his party's policy on foreign affairs.他的演说阐明了他的党的对外政策。

用作名词 (n.)

under a/the spell (of)

被迷住,受影响 fascinated〔influenced〕 by

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• spell anger 招致危险
• spell defeat 导致失败
• spell disaster 招致灾难
• spell failure 导致失败
• spell name 拼写名字
• spell rain 预示有雨
• spell word 拼写单词

～+副词

• spell backward 倒拼
• spell right 拼写正确
• spell accurately 准确地拼写
• spell complicatedly 复杂地拼写
• spell correctly 正确地拼写
• spell delightedly 高兴地拼写
• spell frequently 经常拼写
• spell incompetently 不适当地拼写
• spell originally 原来拼写
• spell probably 适当地拼写
• spell promptly 迅速地拼写
• spell quickly 迅速拼写
• spell rapidly 迅速拼写
• spell secretly 秘密地拼写
• spell shortly 立即拼写
• spell slowly 慢慢地拼写
• spell utterly 完全拼写
• spell out 拼写,拼读,阐明

～+介词

• spell for 帮…拼写…,对…意味着…

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• do an eight hours' spell of duty 值八小时班
• have spell 有一段时间
• keep one's spells regular 按时换班
• take spells at the oars 轮班划船
• wait a spell 等一会儿
• break spell 破除魔法
• cast a spell over sb 用符咒镇住某人
• exercise spell 施行妖术
• put a spell on sb 对某人施魔咒
• remove spell 破除魔法

形容词+～

• coughing spell 一阵咳嗽
• dizzy spell 一阵头晕
• fainting spell 一阵昏厥
• breathing spell 喘息时间
• cold spell 寒冷期
• dry spell 干旱期
• hot spell 炎热期
• magic spell 魔力
• sunny spells 晴天

介词+～

• by spells 断断续续地
• rest for a spell 休息片刻
• a book of spell 咒语集
• under the spell of sb's beauty 被某人的美艳迷住

～+介词

• a spell of cold weather 一阵寒潮
• a spell of coughing 一阵咳嗽
• spell of music 音乐的魔力

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. spell作“拼写,拼读”解时,一般指拼写单词,即把单词的字母逐个地读或写出来,用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。
2. spell也可作“招致,带来”解,多指招致不好的结果,用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。

n. (名词)

1. spell作名词的意思是“着魔,中邪”,指被一种魔力所迷惑,引申可作“着迷”解,常用作单数名词,与不定冠词a连用。
2. spell还可作“连续不断的一段时间”解,可用于表示天气、疾病等持续的“一段时间”。可用作不可数名词,也可用作可数名词。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古英语的spellian，意为说。

近反义词

【近义词】

• period
• stretch
• term
• shift
• turn

【反义词】

• unspell 解除 ... 的魅力...