词组 | spelling |
释义 | spelling /ˈspelɪŋ/ noun 1. the act of spelling words correctly, or the ability to do thisadjectivesbad/good spelling Your writing is neat and your spelling is good.English/German/French etc spelling English spelling causes problems for English people as well as foreign learners.verbscheck sb’s spelling When I’ve written the letter, could you check my spelling?correct sb’s spelling The teacher corrected my spelling.sb’s spelling improves Her spelling has improved.spelling + nounsa spelling mistake/error The article contains several spelling mistakes.spelling rules Learn these basic spelling rules.a spelling test The children have a weekly spelling test.a spelling bee (=a spelling competition) She won the school spelling bee.2. the way in which a word is spelledadjectivesthe correct/right spelling Is that the correct spelling?an incorrect spelling You lose one point for each incorrect spelling.the British/American spelling ‘Favourite’ is the British spelling; ‘favorite’ is the American spelling.a different spelling The words have the same pronunciation but different spellings.an alternative spelling ‘Connection’ has an alternative spelling: ‘connexion’.an acceptable spelling Both ‘yoghurt’ and ‘yogurt’ are acceptable spellings.verbsuse a spelling You can use either spelling.learn a spelling We had to learn a list of spellings.prepositionsthe spelling of sth Students are encouraged to check the spelling of difficult words in a dictionary.phrasesget the spelling right/wrong Have I got the spelling right? |
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