The dry spell since November has affected at least 9.53 million hectares of farmland, or 43 percent of the country's winter wheat supplies. The situation is expected to continue as no rain has been forecast for the next 10 days in the affected regions, meteorological agencies said.
Spell还可以用来表示“认真琢磨、招致”等意思。因为英语不好,Jim每次看合同都要spell out the meaning(很吃力地读懂),甚至有时候spell backward(产生误解),而且也不能clearly spell it out(清楚地阐明出来),这不仅spell losses(招致损失),而且还会spell trouble(带来麻烦)。