overspell

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make spelling mistakes by adding extra letters.
    — “Exactly,” said the professor; “he overspells in some places, but it was not for its spelling but for its honesty that I laid it before you, Mr. Trustee.”
  2. To state something in too much detail or too explicitly.
    — The main difference between America's humor and England's humour is that they overspell it.
  3. To take over by a magic spell.
    — A river of black gore gushed from the wound, And reeling back he fell supine on earth : A ghastly glamour overspelled his eye, And thro' and over all his mailed skin :

词形变化

overspells present,singular,third-person overspelling participle,present overspelled participle,past overspelled past

词源

From over- + spell.
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