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spell

US: /ˈspɛɫ/

UK: /spˈɛl/

English Vietnamese dictionary

spell /spel/

danh từ
- lời thần chú
- bùa mê
  - under a spell: bị bùa mê
- sự làm say mê; sức quyến rũ
  - to cast a spell on: làm say mê

ngoại động từ spelled, spelt
- viết vần, đánh vần; viết theo chính tả
  - to spell in full: viết nguyên chữ
- có nghĩa; báo hiệu
  - to spell ruin to: báo hiệu sự suy tàn của
- to spell backward
  - đánh vần ngược (một từ)
- (nghĩa bóng) hiểu nhầm, hiểu sai; thuyết minh sai
- xuyên tạc ý nghĩa
- to spell out
  - (thông tục) giải thích rõ ràng

danh từ
- đợt, phiên (việc)
  - a cold spell: một đợt rét
  - to work by spells: thay phiên nhau làm việc
- thời gian ngắn
  - to rest for a spell: nghỉ một thời gian ngắn
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) cơn ngắn (bệnh)
- (Uc) thời gian nghỉ ngắn

ngoại động từ
- (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) thay phiên (cho ai)
- (Uc) cho nghỉ (ngựa)

nội động từ
- (Uc) nghỉ một lát

Advanced English dictionary

verb, noun
+ verb (spelt, spelt ) or (spelled, spelled)
1 [VN] to say or write the letters of a word in the correct order: How do you spell your surname? + I thought her name was Catherine, but it's Kathryn spelt with a 'K'.
2 to form words correctly from individual letters: [V] I've never been able to spell. + [VN-ADJ] You've spelt my name wrong.
See also - MISSPELL
3 [VN] (of letters of a word) to form words when they are put together in a particular order: C-A-T spells 'cat'.
4 [VN] ~ sth (for sb/sth) to have sth, usually sth bad, as a result; to mean sth, usually sth bad: The crop failure spelt disaster for many farmers. + This defeat spelt the end of his hopes of winning the title again.
Phrasal Verbs: spell sth<->out
1 to explain sth in a simple, clear way: You know what I mean-I'm sure I don't need to spell it out. + [+ wh-] Let me spell out why we need more money.
2 to say or write the letters of a word in the right order: Could you spell that name out again?
+ noun
1 [C] a short period of time during which sth lasts: a spell of warm weather + a cold / hot / wet / bright spell + There will be rain at first, with sunny spells later. + She went to the doctor complaining of dizzy spells.
2 [C] a period of time doing sth or working somewhere: She had a spell as a singer before becoming an actress. + I spent a brief spell on the Washington Post.
3 [C] words that are thought to have magic power or to make a piece of magic work; a piece of magic that happens when sb says these magic words: a book of spells + The wizard recited a spell. + to cast / put a spell on sb + to be under a spell (= affected by magic)
4 [sing.] a quality that a person or thing has that makes them so attractive or interesting that they have a strong influence on you: I completely fell under her spell. + It was a magic night until the spell was broken. + Since last century the spell of the pyramids has drawn tourists to Egypt.
Idioms see CAST v., WEAVE v.

Thesaurus dictionary

I n.

1 period, interval, time, term, season; stint, turn, run, course, shift, tour (of duty), watch, round:

We had a spell of bad weather. Each of us had a spell at the tiller during the crossing.

2 relieve, replace, substitute for, take over for or from:

After 36 hours of uninterrupted duty, I needed someone to spell me for a while.

II n.

1 enchantment, allure, charm, magic, witchcraft, witchery, fascination, captivation, enthralment:

She had them all under her spell.

2 incantation, formula, charm:

The priest uttered some spell and I found myself unable to move.

3 attraction, lure, allure, appeal, draw, pull, magnetism, fascination, influence, mesmerism, hypnotic effect:

We were drawn ever onward by the spell of the jungle.

III v.

1 augur, portend, presage, promise, hold promise of, signify, point to, indicate, omen, bode, look like, amount to, mean:

Harry's conviction will spell the end of his career as a bank robber.

2 spell out. specify, delineate, make clear or plain or explicit, clarify, elucidate:

She despises you - I can't spell it out for you more plainly than that.

Collocation dictionary

¹ period of time

ADJ.

lengthy, long, prolonged | brief, short | 5-minute, 10-day, etc. | good | bad

He's going through a bit of a bad spell at the moment.

| quiet | barren, lean

Viera ended his barren spell with a goal against Parma.

| cold, dry, hot, mild, sunny, warm, wet

VERB + SPELL

go through, have

PREP.

during a … ~

She managed to write a letter during a quiet spell at work.

| ~ as

He had a brief spell as ambassador to Turkey.

PHRASES

a spell of … weather

a spell of sunny weather

| a spell of unemployment

² magical effect

ADJ.

magic, magical | powerful | hypnotic

the hypnotic spell of the crickets singing in the garden

VERB + SPELL

be/come/fall under | cast, put, weave

The witch cast a spell on/over them.

| break, remove

She uttered the magic word, and the spell was broken.

PREP.

under a/the ~

Sleeping Beauty was under a spell when the prince found her.

| under sb's ~

The audience was completely under his spell.

ADV.

correctly, wrongly

PREP.

The article spelled ‘survey’ as ‘servay’.

| with

Is ‘necessary’ spelt with one ‘s’, or two?

PHRASAL VERBS spell sth out

ADV.

clearly | fully, in detail | exactly, precisely

She spelled out precisely what she wanted.

VERB + SPELL

have to, need to

PREP.

for

Do I really have to spell it out for you?

| to

His speech spelled out a clear message to the car industry.

Concise English dictionary

spelt|spells|spelled|spellingspel
noun
+a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
+a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
+a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
+a verbal formula believed to have magical force
verb
+orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
+indicate or signify
+write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
+relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn
+place under a spell
+take turns working