(1)拼字(寫(xiě))(name or give in order the letters of (a word))[I，T+n，T+n+prep，C+n+n]：learn to～學(xué)習(xí)拼寫(xiě);～the word “necessary”wrongly 把“necessary”這個(gè)詞拼錯(cuò)了;The word is spelt with a WR，not a R. 這個(gè)詞里有字母WR而不是R。How do you～your name? 你的名字怎么拼寫(xiě)?My name is spelt M-A-R-Y. 我的名字拼寫(xiě)為M-A-R-Y。 You～his name J-A-C-K. 你拼讀他的名字 J-A-C-K。
(2)拼作(成，綴)((of letters) form (a word in order))[T+n，無(wú)pass]：D-o-g～s dog.d-o-g 拼成dog 一詞。The letters～the name of a colour. 這些字母拼起來(lái)是一種顏色的名稱。
(3)意味著，招致(mean or amount to)[T+n]：Hesitation/The delay/Laziness～s ruin (disaster/failure) for him. 遲疑/耽擱/懶惰給他帶來(lái)毀滅(災(zāi)難/失敗)?！纪絤ean，indicate，suggest，represent，symbolise;
spell out (v adv) 1)拼出(字母)(vt)：His handwriting was so bad that I had to～out what he had written with great difficulty. 他的書(shū)寫(xiě)很糟，我不得不費(fèi)很大的勁才拼出他所寫(xiě)的東西。2)詳細(xì)解釋(說(shuō)明)(vt)：Please～out what you mean;I don't quite understand. 我不大明白，請(qǐng)把你的意思解釋清楚。
→′speller n 拼單詞者;′spelling n 拼寫(xiě);拼寫(xiě)能力;拼字法;
【說(shuō)明】spell 的規(guī)則和不規(guī)則變化的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞的用法參見(jiàn)DREAM。