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用字母拼;拼写
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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.
to cause something bad to happen in the future意味着灾难/会招致麻烦(等等)
[ T ] spelled, spelled mainly US to do something that someone else would usually be doing, especially in order to allow them to rest(尤指为让某人休息而)代替做,替换,轮换
a period of time for which an activity or condition lasts continuously(持续的)一段时间
a short period of a particular type of weather(特定天气的)一段短暂持续时间
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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.
US a period when you do something that someone else would usually be doing, especially in order to allow them to rest轮班,轮流做某事
spoken words that are thought to have magical power, or (the condition of being under) the influence or control of such words咒语,符咒;魔法;着魔
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