单词 | spoiled |
释义 | spoiledWord family nounspoilagespoilerspoilfivespoilsmanspoilsportadjectivespoiledspoilfulverbspoil Childrenspoiled /spɔɪld/ (also spoilt British English) adjectiveadj 1 SSCBAD PERSONa spoiled person, especially a child, is rude and behaves badly because they have always been given what they want and allowed to do what they want 〔尤指小孩〕惯坏的,宠坏的 Ben was a spoilt brat (=a spoiled and unpleasant child). 本是个被宠坏的小恶魔。 Their children were spoiled rotten (=very spoiled). 他们的孩子完全被宠坏了。 2. be spoilt/spoiled for choice British EnglishBrECHOOSE to have so many good things to choose from that you cannot decide which one to choose 好东西多得挑花了眼 Examples from the Corpus be spoilt/spoiled for choice• As the Empire player you are spoiled for choice.• Often, we seem to be spoiled for choice and hampered, even paralysed, by our fear of the unknown. Examples from the Corpus spoiled• The entire station knew about his spoiled child bride.• She would feel like a spoiled child insisting that she wanted to go home.• Perhaps spoiled children are all alike.• She had no sympathy for the rich, spoiled girl who'd walked out of her room and disappeared.• In a nutshell, they behaved like spoiled kids.• Those kids are definitely spoiled - they need to learn some manners. spoiled rotten• A lot of older people think the younger generation is spoiled rotten.• He is surprised at how headstrong, spoiled rotten, and needful of training and discipline I have become during his absence. |
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