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ˈspelling bee noun [countableC]
American EnglishAmESE a competition in which the winner is the person who spells the most words correctly 单词拼写比赛
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spelling bee• Precontest administrative duties were shared by several county superintendents in pre tion for the state spelling bee.• Spider then is able to confront his fear and on the big night, he takes second place in the spelling bee.• He even remembered the gruesome details of the spelling bee he lost in front of the entire seventh grade.