How do you spell your surname?

你的姓怎么拼？

I thought her name was Catherine, but it's Kathryn spelt with a 'u2018K 'u2019.

我原以为她叫Catherine，其实是Kathryn，以K开头。

I've never been able to spell.

我一直不会拼写。

You've spelt my name wrong.

你把我的名字拼错了。

C'u2500A'u2500T spells 'u2018cat 'u2019.

C─A─T拼作cat。

The crop failure spelt disaster for many farmers.

对许多农民来说，庄稼歉收就意味着灾难。

Carter will be here in an hour to spell you.

卡特一小时后过来替换你。

You know what I mean'u2500I'm sure I don't need to spell it out.

你明白我的意思——肯定不需要我解释了。

Let me spell out why we need more money.

我来说说清楚，我们为什么还需要钱。

Could you spell that name out again?

你能不能把那个名字再拼一次？

a spell of warm weather

一段天气温暖的日子

a cold'/hot'/wet'/bright, etc. spell

一段寒冷、炎热、多雨、晴朗等的日子

There will be rain at first, with sunny spells later.

开始会有雨，雨后间晴。

She went to the doctor complaining of dizzy spells .

她去找医生看病，说自己一阵一阵地头昏。

She had a spell as a singer before becoming an actress.

在当演员以前她唱过一阵子歌。

I spent a brief spell on the Washington Post.

我曾在《华盛顿邮报》工作过一小段时间。

a magic spell

魔咒

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？

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。

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。

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。

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

他们说她是被一个女巫施了魔法后死的。

...the kiss that will break the spell.

能破除魔法的吻

For many years sundials have cast their spell over scientists and mathematicians...

多年来，日晷一直吸引着科学家和数学家们。

People said he was able to cast a spell on the public.

人们说他能吸引公众。

Even sensible Frank had fallen under her spell.

甚至连一向理智的弗兰克都被她迷住了。

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。

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。

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。

under a/the spell (of)

被迷住,受影响 fascinated〔influenced〕 by

～+名词

• spell%20anger">spell anger招致危险
• spell%20defeat">spell defeat导致失败
• spell%20disaster">spell disaster招致灾难
• spell%20failure">spell failure导致失败
• spell%20name">spell name拼写名字
• spell%20rain">spell rain预示有雨
• spell%20word">spell word拼写单词

～+副词

• spell%20backward">spell backward倒拼
• spell%20right">spell right拼写正确
• spell%20accurately">spell accurately准确地拼写
• spell%20complicatedly">spell complicatedly复杂地拼写
• spell%20correctly">spell correctly正确地拼写
• spell%20delightedly">spell delightedly高兴地拼写
• spell%20frequently">spell frequently经常拼写
• spell%20incompetently">spell incompetently不适当地拼写
• spell%20originally">spell originally原来拼写
• spell%20probably">spell probably适当地拼写
• spell%20promptly">spell promptly迅速地拼写
• spell%20quickly">spell quickly迅速拼写
• spell%20rapidly">spell rapidly迅速拼写
• spell%20secretly">spell secretly秘密地拼写
• spell%20shortly">spell shortly立即拼写
• spell%20slowly">spell slowly慢慢地拼写
• spell%20utterly">spell utterly完全拼写
• spell%20out">spell out拼写,拼读,阐明

～+介词

• spell%20for">spell for帮…拼写…,对…意味着…

动词+～

• spell%20of%20duty">do an eight hours' spell of duty值八小时班
• spell">have spell有一段时间
• spells%20regular">keep one's spells regular按时换班
• spells%20at%20the%20oars">take spells at the oars轮班划船
• spell">wait a spell等一会儿
• spell">break spell破除魔法
• spell%20over%20sb">cast a spell over sb用符咒镇住某人
• spell">exercise spell施行妖术
• spell%20on%20sb">put a spell on sb对某人施魔咒
• spell">remove spell破除魔法

形容词+～

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

介词+～

• spells">by spells断断续续地
• spell">rest for a spell休息片刻
• spell">a book of spell咒语集
• spell%20of%20sb%27s%20beauty">under the spell of sb's beauty被某人的美艳迷住

～+介词

• spell%20of%20cold%20weather">a spell of cold weather一阵寒潮
• spell%20of%20coughing">a spell of coughing一阵咳嗽
• spell%20of%20music">spell of music音乐的魔力

• 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

留言

A：May I speak with Mr. Chen, please?
可以请陈先生听电话吗？

B：Sorry, but he is out at the moment.
抱歉，他现在出去了？

A：Then, please tell him that Zhao Li called.
这样好了，请转告他赵力来过电话。

B：Yes. I'm sorry, but how do youspell your last name, sir?
好的，不过对不起，先生你的姓怎么拼？

A：It's Zhao, Z-H-A-O.Please tell him that Lu Ming tried to contact him.
姓赵，Z-H-A-O。 请你转告他陆明正设法跟他联系。

B：Yes. I will.
好的。

spelling-(拼音)

A：You know, Ralph, since I started speaking English all the time my pronunciation's getting better and even the grammar's beginning to make some sense. But I don't think I'll ever be able tospell.
拉尔夫，你知道，自从我开始所有时间都讲英语以来，我的发音有了进步，而且语法也开始理顺了。不过我不认为我能把字拼出来。

B：You're not alone there.I have trouble with spelling too. When I was in grade school. I learned which words were the most frequently misspelled. But I never did learn how tospell them.
不是你一个人如此。我在拼音方面也有困难。当我上小学的时候,我知道哪些词是经常拼错的, 但我没有学会如何拼这些词。

A：Since it's so difficult, why is it so important to learn how tospell properly?
既然这么难，为什么学会准确拼音又如此重要呢？

B：Because if youspell satisfactorily, you're considered educated.If you don't, you're not.
因为如果你能准确无误地拼音，人家就会把你看作受到教育的人。 否则，在别人眼里你是个缺乏教育的人。