n. 符咒, 魅力, 轮值, 轮班, 工作时间, 一次发作

vt. 拼写, 拼成, 琢磨, 理解, 招致, 轮换, 迷住

vi. 轮换, 拼字

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. [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\, 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\, 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.