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拼寫,拼讀,綴字;招致,帶來符咒,咒語,誘惑力;輪班,工作時間,一段時間

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spelled}or {Spelt}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Spelling}.] [OE. spellen, spellien, tell, relate, AS.
   spellian, fr. spell a saying, tale; akin to MHG. spellen to
   relate, Goth. spill?n.e {Spell} a tale. In sense 4 and those
   following, OE. spellen, perhaps originally a different word,
   and from or influenced by spell a splinter, from the use of a
   piece of wood to point to the letters in schools: cf. D.
   spellen to spell. Cf. {Spell} splinter.]
   1. To tell; to relate; to teach. [Obs.]

            Might I that legend find, By fairies spelt in mystic
            rhymes.                               --T. Warton.

   2. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a
      spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. ``Spelled with
      words of power.'' --Dryden.

            He was much spelled with Eleanor Talbot. --Sir G.
                                                  Buck.

   3. To constitute; to measure. [Obs.]

            The Saxon heptarchy, when seven kings put together
            did spell but one in effect.          --Fuller.

   4. To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a
      word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the
      proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography.

            The word ``satire'' ought to be spelled with i, and
            not with y.                           --Dryden.

   5. To discover by characters or marks; to read with
      difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the
      sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible.

            To spell out a God in the works of creation.
                                                  --South.

            To sit spelling and observing divine justice upon
            every accident.                       --Milton.

Spell \Spell\, n.
   1. The relief of one person by another in any piece of work
      or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by
      one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the
      pumps; a spell at the masthead.

            A spell at the wheel is called a trick. --Ham. Nav.
                                                  Encyc.

   2. The time during which one person or gang works until
      relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time,
      whether a few hours, days, or weeks.

            Nothing new has happened in this quarter, except the
            setting in of a severe spell of cold weather.
                                                  --Washington.

   3. One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
      [R.]

            Their toil is so extreme that they can not endure it
            above four hours in a day, but are succeeded by
            spells.                               --Garew.

   4. A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a
      logging spell. [Local, U.S.]

Spell \Spell\, n.[AS. spell a saying, tale, speech; akin to OS.
   & OHG. spel, Icel. spjall,Goth. spill. Cf. {Gospel}, {Spell}
   to tell the letters of.]
   1. A story; a tale. [Obs.] ``Hearken to my spell.''
      --Chaucer.

   2. A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with
      magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.

            Start not; her actions shall be holy as You hear my
            spell is lawful.                      --Shak.

Spell \Spell\, n. [OE. speld, AS. speld a spill to light a
   candle with; akin to D. speld a pin, OD. spelle, G. spalten
   to split, OHG. spaltan, MHG. spelte a splinter, Icel. spjald
   a square tablet, Goth. spilda a writing tablet. Cf.
   {Spill}splinter, roll of paper, {Spell} to tell the letters
   of.]
   A spelk, or splinter. [Obs.] --Holland.

Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spelled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Spelling}.] [AS. spelian to supply another's place.]
   To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at
   work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.

Spell \Spell\, v. i.
   1. To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters,
      either orally or in writing.

            When what small knowledge was, in them did dwell,
            And he a god, who could but read or spell. --Dryden.

   2. To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn
      the meaning of anything, by study. [Obs.]

            Where I may sit and rightly spell Of every star that
            heaven doth shew, And every herb that sips the dew.
                                                  --Milton.

資料來源 : WordNet®

spell
     v 1: recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you
          spell this word?"
     2: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn:
         {import}]
     3: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally
        accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled
        the word wrong in this letter" [syn: {write}]
     4: place under a spell [ant: {unspell}]
     [also: {spelt}]

spell
     n 1: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a
          magical incantation [syn: {enchantment}, {trance}]
     2: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by
        someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: {go},
         {tour}, {turn}]
     3: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by
        some action or condition; "he was here for a little
        while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good
        weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: {while}, {piece},
         {patch}]
     4: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he
        whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed
        around its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: {magic spell},
         {charm}]
     [also: {spelt}]

資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

spell
     
        {incantation}