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spoil (obj) DESTROYspCIlvpast Br and Aus spoilt spOIlt or Am usually spoiled spOIlt, spOIldto destroy or reduce the pleasure, interest or beauty of (something)毁坏，损害，糟蹋He tried not to let the bad news spoil his evening. [T]他不想让这坏消息坏了他晚上的兴致。I haven't seen the film, so don't spoil it for me by telling me what happens. [T]我没看过这部电影，所以不要把内容告诉我，以免破坏我的兴致。Oil companies that spoil beautiful coastlines face billions of dollars in fines and clean-up costs. [T]那些毁坏海岸线美丽景色的石油公司面临着几十亿美元的罚款和清除污染的费用。You'll spoil your appetite for dinner if you have a cake now. [T]如果你现在吃蛋糕的话，等正式开饭时你就没胃口了。When food spoils or is spoilt it is no longer good enough to eat.(食物)变质The dessert will spoil if you don't keep it in the fridge. [I]如果你不把甜食放进冰箱，它就会变质。The dinner was spoilt because he put the oven on too high. [T]这顿饭算是毁掉了，因为他把烤炉的温度调得太高了。(Br specialized) To spoil a (ballot) paper is to make it so that it cannot be officially counted as a vote, esp. by making a mark on it that is not officially allowed.(选票)使作废Since she supported none of the candidates and disagreed with the electoral system anyway, she spoiled her ballot paper. [T]由于她不支持任何一方，也不随便赞成这种选举制度，因此她把她的选票作废了。To spoil someone's party or to spoil the party for someone is to cause trouble for them at a moment when they are enjoying a success.使败兴，扫兴Scotland spoiled England's party by scoring an equalizing goal in the last minute of the match.苏格兰在比赛的最后一刻射入一球，扳平了比分，令英格兰队大为扫兴。
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