spell

How do you spell receive?

“receive 怎么拼？”“R-E-C-E-I-V-E。”

Shakespeare did not always spell his own name the same way.

莎士比亚不总是用同样的拼法拼写自己的名字。

Our address is 1520 Main Street, Albuquerque. Shall I spell that (out) (= say in the correct order the letters that form the word) for you?

我们的地址是阿尔布开克大街1520号——要我把它拼出来吗？

I think it's important that children should be taught to spell.

我认为教孩子们正确地拼写非常重要。

The new regulations could spell disaster for small businesses.

新规定对小企业来说可能意味着灾难。

This cold weather could spell trouble for gardeners.

这种寒冷的天气可能会为菜农带来灾难。

You've been driving for a while – do you want me to spell you?

你开车开了一阵了——需要我替你一会儿吗？

I lived in Cairo for a spell.

我在开罗住过一阵子。

She had a brief spell as captain of the team.

她曾当过很短一段时间的球队队长。

I keep having/getting dizzy spells (= periods of feeling as if I'm turning around).

我一阵一阵地头晕。

a spell of dry weather

一段天气干燥的日子

The weather forecast is for dry, sunny spells.

天气预报说是持续干燥的晴天。

If we take spells (with) doing the painting, it won't seem like such hard work.

如果我们轮换着刷油漆，也许干起来不会这么累。

The witch cast/put a spell on the prince and he turned into a frog.

女巫对王子施了魔法，把他变成了青蛙。

A beautiful girl would have to kiss him to break (= stop) the spell.

要想解除魔法，必须要有一个美丽的姑娘亲吻他。

Sleeping Beauty lay under the wicked fairy's spell until the prince woke her with a kiss.

睡美人在邪恶仙子的符咒中倒下沉睡，直到王子吻了她一下才醒来。