spells trouble

/spelz ˈtrʌbəl/· 动词短语

人文/文化/社会B2

spells trouble
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Chinese meaning

预yù示shì麻má烦fán

预yù示shì、表biǎo明míng将jiāng会huì出chū现xiàn不bù好hǎo的de局jú面miàn

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指zhǐ街jiē头tóu年nián轻qīng人rén的de抗kàng议yì局jú面miàn预yù示shì着zhe麻má烦fán

Example

A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.

「一yī场cháng大dà约yuē两liǎng周zhōu前qián开kāi始shǐ的de运yùn动dòng已yǐ经jīng蔓màn延yán开kāi来lái,在zài法fǎ国guó,走zǒu上shàng街jiē头tóu的de年nián轻qīng人rén预yù示shì着zhe麻má烦fán,休xiū·斯sī科kē菲fēi尔ěr德dé在zài文wén中zhōng写xiě道dào。」

Source: BBC · 2 Oct 2026

Background ✎

法fǎ国guó学xué生shēng抗kàng议yì已yǐ持chí续xù近jìn两liǎng周zhōu,并bìng且qiě仍réng在zài全quán国guó蔓màn延yán,多duō地dì出chū现xiàn防fáng暴bào警jǐng察chá与yǔ少shào年nián冲chōng突tū的de局jú面miàn。据jù当dāng局jú称chēng,抗kàng议yì开kāi始shǐ后hòu已yǐ有yǒu约yuē2000人rén被bèi捕bǔ,约yuē400所suǒ中zhōng学xué仍réng然rán关guān闭bì。政zhèng府fǔ越yuè来lái越yuè多duō地dì把bǎ责zé任rèn归guī咎jiù于yú国guó内nèi极jí左zuǒ翼yì。

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  • spell(此义为「预示、意味着」)+ trouble(麻烦)两词组合

Collocations

  • spell trouble / spell disaster / spell doom

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  • 2026-10-03 · 3 Oct 2026

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