1·There has been a long spell of dry weather.
干旱天气已持续很长一段时间了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·A bad bout of cold weather, a long spell of frosts could ruin a farmer's entire crop.
一场恶劣的寒冷天气和长时间的霜冻都可能会毁掉一个农民的全部收成。
3·We have a long spell of hot weather last summer.
去年夏天有一段很长的热天。
4·After a long spell of unemployment, Geofffinally found a job.
杰夫失业了很长一段时间终于找到了一份工作。
5·There is no doubt that there will be a long spell of fine weather in this region.
毫无疑问，本地区晴好的天气将持续很长一段时间。
6·Those in their 20s can find that a long spell of unemployment leaves a permanent dent in their lifetime income;
20多岁的人发现长期失业会一直减少他们的终生收入。
7·We did just that, suffering another long spell perched on the side of this summit awkwardly holding our pads above us.
我们举着垫子高高过头，难看得要死，在山顶上遭受着又一次长时间的栖息山头的苦痛。
8·One fine day in winter some ants were busy drying their store of corn, which had got rather damp during a long spell of rain.
冬天一个温暖如春的日子里，蚂蚁们正忙着晒干自己存储的粮食。由于下来很长时间的雨，粮食已经非常潮湿了。
9·One fine day in winter some ants were busy drying their store of corn, which had got rather damp during a long spell of rain.
冬日一个阳光灿烂的日子，一些蚂蚁正忙着弄干它们的粮仓，由于下了很长时间 的雨，粮仓里已经非常潮湿了。
10·Instead of scooting like a Golden Snitch during a Quidditch championship, DH1 is struck with a long spell of aimlessness, and the viewer with the curse of ennui.
《死亡圣器（上）》的剧情并没有像魁地奇锦标赛上逮捕金色飞贼的捕手那样目标明确，反而像中了法术的游走球一样漫无目的，而且得到的也是观众们的一阵抱怨。