spell 1 S2 / spel / 动词 ( past tense and past participle spelt / spelt / especially British English or spelled especially American English )

1 [不及物和及物动词] to form a word by writing or naming the letters in order :

How do you spell ‘juice’?

Pupils should know how to spell commonly used words.

spell something wrong/wrongly

You’ve spelled my name wrong.

2 [及物动词，不用于被动态] if letters spell a word, they form it :

B-O-O-K spells ‘book’.

3 spell trouble/disaster/danger etc if a situation or action spells trouble etc, it makes you expect trouble etc :

The lack of rain could spell disaster for farmers.

4 [及物动词] American English to do someone else’s work for them for a short period so that they can rest :

I can spell you if you get tired.

spell something ↔ out 短语动词

1 to explain something clearly and in detail

spell out how/what etc

The report spelled out in detail what the implications were for teacher training.

2 to show how a word is spelled by writing or saying the letters separately in order :

‘W-E-I-R,’ she said, spelling it out.

3 to write a word in its complete form instead of using an abbreviation