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cast a spell (on/over sb/sth)
也可用 put/use a spell。
The witch cast a spell on the prince.
女巫对王子施了咒语。
咒语；符咒；魔力
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咒语；符咒；魔力
A magic word or formula, and the magical effect or state it causes.
The witch cast a spell on the prince.
女巫对王子施了咒语。
被认为具有魔力的词语或公式
Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
工作班次；(罕见)负责特定劳动轮班的一组工人
A shift (of work); (rare) a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.
陷阱球或打球游戏中的木棒
The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
魔法咒语引发的心理状态
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
We had a sunny spell last week before the rain returned.
上周下雨前，我们有一段晴朗的天气。
AI contextual example
He felt a dizzy spell and had to sit down for a minute.
他感到一阵头晕，不得不坐下来休息一会儿。
AI contextual example
I read for a spell before bed.
我睡前读了一会儿书。
AI contextual example
a spell of work
一段工作时间
WordNet
也可用 put/use a spell。
The witch cast a spell on the prince.
女巫对王子施了咒语。
常与天气、疾病或工作搭配。
We had a spell of hot weather.
我们经历了一段炎热的天气。
也可用 fall under a spell。
The princess was under a spell.
公主被施了魔法。
Not this
He said a spell to turn the prince into a frog.
Use this
He cast a spell to turn the prince into a frog.
当表示'念咒语'时，英语中动词常用'cast'，而'说咒语'是直译自中文，不符合英语习惯。
Not this
I had a spell bad weather.
Use this
I had a spell of bad weather.
名词spell表示'一段时间'时，后面通常接介词'of'再接名词，不能直接接名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
施咒
The witch cast a spell on the prince.
女巫对王子施了咒语。
被施咒，着魔
He seemed to be under a spell when he saw her.
他见到她时仿佛着了魔。
破解咒语
The princess's kiss broke the spell.
公主的吻破解了咒语。
一阵（天气等）
We had a spell of warm weather in March.
三月我们经历了一段温暖的天气。
短暂的一段时间
He worked as a teacher for a brief spell.
他曾短暂地当过老师。
长长的一段时间
After a long spell of unemployment, he found a job.
经过长期失业后，他找到了工作。
被迷住；中邪
The audience was completely under the magician's spell.
观众完全被魔术师迷住了。
打破魔咒；破除魔力
The sudden noise broke the spell of silence in the room.
突然的噪音打破了房间里的沉默氛围。
一段沉默期
After the argument, there was a long spell of silence between them.
争吵之后，他们之间沉默了很长一段时间。
我向你施了咒
From the song 'I Put a Spell on You' by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, famously covered by many artists.
出自Screamin' Jay Hawkins的歌曲《I Put a Spell on You》，被众多艺术家翻唱。
Use spell naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象巫师念咒语（spell）需要一段（spell）时间，同形异义记心间。
名词 spell 有两个主要义项：1) 咒语，常用于奇幻文学、游戏或口语中，语气较随意或正式取决于语境；2) 一段时间，中性日常用语，适用于各种场景。注：在具体使用中需根据上下文判断。
作'一段时期'时后接of；作'咒语'时后接on。
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