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spoil/spɔil/ v. & n.●v. (past and past part. spoilt (esp. Brit. [尤英]) or spoiled) 1 tr.a damage; diminish the value of 损坏，损害；糟蹋 was spoilt by the rain 被雨给破坏了； will spoil all the fun 将会破坏全部乐趣 b reduce a person's enjoyment etc. of 破坏…的兴致(等) the news spoiled his dinner 这条消息使他没有心情吃晚餐 2 tr. injure the character of (esp. a child, pet, etc.) by excessive indulgence 宠坏，惯坏(尤指孩子、宠物等) 3 intr.a (of food) go bad, decay; become unfit for eating (食物)变坏，变质，腐败 b (usu. in neg. 通常用于否定句) (of a joke, secret, etc.) become stale through long keeping (玩笑、秘密等)没有新意，老掉牙 4 tr. render (a ballot paper) invalid by improper marking 填错(选票)使作废 5 tr. (foll. by 后跟 of) archaic or literary plunder or deprive (a person of a thing) by force or stealth [古义] [文学用语]掠夺，剥夺 spoiled him of all his possessions 掠夺了他的全部财产 ●n. 1 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数)a plunder taken from an enemy in war, or seized by force 战利品，掠夺物 b esp. joc. profit or advantages gained by succeeding to public office, high position, etc. [尤诙] (竞选胜利、取得高位等后)获得的好处(优势) 2 earth etc. thrown up in excavating, dredging, etc. (挖掘、疏浚时挖出的)弃土，废石 □ be spoiling for aggressively seek (a fight etc.) 极想，渴望 □ spoilt for choice Brit. having so many choices that it is difficult to choose [英]选择太多而难以决定 [Middle English via Old French espoillier, espoille from Latin spoliare, from spolium ‘spoil, plunder’, or from DESPOIL] |