American English uses the form spelled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spelled or spelt. 美国英语中过去式和过去分词为 spelled,英国英语中则既可用 spelled,也可用 spelt。
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[VERB 动词]拼写;拼读 When you
spell a word, you write or speak each letter in the word in the correct order.
[V n]
[V-ed]
[V n P]
[V P n (not pron)]
He gave his name and then helpfully spelt it...
他说出自己的名字,然后又热心地将它拼了出来。
How do you spell 'potato'?...
potato 这个词怎么拼写?
'Tang' is 'Gnat' spelt backwards.
Gnat倒着写出来就是Tang。
- Spell out means the same as spell .spell out同 spell
If I don't know a word, I ask them to spell it out for me...
如果我不会写某个字,就让他们替我拼出来。
I never have to spell out my first name.
我从不需要将我的名拼读出来。
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[VERB 动词](会)拼写(单词) Someone who can
spell knows the correct order of letters in words.
It's shocking how students can't spell these days...
当今的学生们拼写上差得令人吃惊。
You accused me of inaccuracy yet you can't spell 'Middlesex'.
你说我不够准确,但你自己却不会拼写Middlesex。
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[VERB 动词]意味着,招致(常常是不愉快的结果) If something
spells a particular result, often an unpleasant one, it suggests that this will be the result.
If the irrigation plan goes ahead, it could spell disaster for the birds...
如果灌溉计划开始实施,它可能会给鸟类带来灾难。
A report has just arrived on government desks which spells more trouble.
刚刚有一份报告被送到政府手中,这意味着将要出现更多的麻烦。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](某种活动、天气等的)一段短暂时间,一阵 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.
There has been a long spell of dry weather...
很长一段时间里天气一直很干燥。
You join a barrister for two six-month spells of practical experience.
你跟着一位出庭律师进行两期为时 6 个月的实习工作。
...sunny spells.
阳光灿烂的日子
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]魔法;妖术 A
spell is a situation in which events are controlled by a magical power.
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[PHRASE 短语]吸引;迷住 If something or someone
casts their
spell on you or
casts a spell on you, you are fascinated or charmed by them.
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[PHRASE 短语]被…迷住 If you are
under someone
's spell, you are so fascinated by them that you cannot think about anything else.