spell
US: /ˈspɛɫ/
UK: /spˈɛl/
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
- viết vần, đánh vần; viết theo chính tả
- 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
- đợt, phiên (việc)
- 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 -
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.
v.
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.
as
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
