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单词 spoil
释义
spoil
verb
uk
/spɔɪl/us
/spɔɪl/
spoiledorspoilt|spoiledorspoilt

spoilverb(DESTROY)

B1[T]
todestroyorreducethepleasure,interest, orbeautyof something:
破坏；糟蹋；毁掉
Hetriednot toletthebadnewsspoil hisevening.他努力不让那个坏消息破坏他晚上的兴致。
Theoilspillhas spoiled thewholebeautifulcoastline.溢出的石油破坏了整段漂亮的海岸线。
I haven'tseenthefilm, so don't spoil itforme bytellingme whathappens.我还没看那部电影，所以别把内容告诉我，以免坏了我的兴致。
You'll spoilyourappetitefordinnerif you have acakenow.你要是现在吃蛋糕的话，就没胃口吃晚饭了。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to spoil something
  • spoilDon't spoil the movie by telling me what happens!
  • ruinI put too much salt in the sauce and ruined it.
  • defaceMany of the library books had been defaced.
  • disfigureHer face was disfigured by the scar.
  • sourOur friendship soured after the argument, and we just drifted apart.
  • poisonThe long dispute has poisoned relations between the two countries.
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[IorT]
Whenfoodspoils or is spoiled, it is nolongergood enough toeat:
（使）（食物）变质，（使）变坏
Thedessertwill spoil if you don'tkeepit in thefridge.如果你不把甜点放在冰箱里，它会坏掉的。
[T]politicsUKspecialized
tomarkaballotpaperso that it cannot beofficiallycountedas avote:
使（选票）作废
Since shesupportednone of thecandidates, she spoiled herballotpaper.几个候选人她哪个都不支持，因此她把选票作废了。
More examples
  • He wasn'tenjoyingtheoccasionso hethoughthe'd spoil it for everyoneelse- it was verychildishof him.
  • Knowing theendingalready didn't spoil myenjoymentof thefilm.
  • Thegovernmentisunderstandablyreluctantto do anything which might spoil theharmoniousrelationsbetween the country'sethnicgroups.
  • I won't have anychocolate,thanks. It will spoil myappetite.
  • Let itrain- it won't spoilourafternoon.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Damaging and spoiling
  • adulterate
  • adulterated
  • adulteration
  • alloy
  • at the expense ofsomeoneidiom
  • at-risk
  • erode
  • flaw
  • foul
  • foul(something)up
  • gild the lilyidiom
  • gloss
  • gnaw
  • rampage
  • ravage
  • ravages
  • ruin
  • scourge
  • sour
  • wreck
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Edible & inedible
Decaying and staying fresh
Elections

spoilverb(TREAT WELL)

[T]
totreatsomeone very or too well,especiallyby beingextremelygenerous:
（尤指极其慷慨地）宠爱，溺爱，纵容
When I'mfeelingmiserableI goshoppingand spoil myself - acoupleof newdressesalways make mefeelbetter.我心情糟糕的时候，就会去购物放纵一下自己——买上几件新衣服总会让我感觉好些。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Treating someone well
  • allowance
  • be spoilt for choiceidiom
  • coddle
  • cosset
  • do as you would be done byidiom
  • dosomeoneproudidiom
  • kid
  • make
  • make much/a lot ofsomeoneidiom
  • mollycoddle
  • mother
  • non-exploitative
  • pampered
  • pander tosomeone/something
  • proud
  • respect
  • seesomeonerightidiom
  • smother
  • spoilsomeonerottenidiom
  • treat
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spoilverb(CHILD)

C1[T]disapproving
toallowachildto do or have everything that itwantsto, usually so that itexpectsto get everything itwantsand does not showrespectto otherpeople:
溺爱，娇惯；宠坏
Mr Harvey,unableforonceto doexactlyas hewanted,sulkedjust like a spoiledchild.哈维先生只此一次不能如愿以偿按他的意思做，就气鼓鼓的，像个宠坏了的孩子。
Synonyms
babyinformal
coddle(PROTECT)
cosset
indulge
mollycoddleinformalmainlydisapproving
pamper
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Treating someone well
  • allowance
  • be spoilt for choiceidiom
  • coddle
  • cosset
  • do as you would be done byidiom
  • dosomeoneproudidiom
  • kid
  • make
  • make much/a lot ofsomeoneidiom
  • mollycoddle
  • mother
  • non-exploitative
  • pampered
  • pander tosomeone/something
  • proud
  • respect
  • seesomeonerightidiom
  • smother
  • spoilsomeonerottenidiom
  • treat
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Idioms

be spoiling for a fight
be spoilt for choice
spoilsomeone'sparty
spoilsomeonerotten
spoil
noun
uk
/spɔɪl/us
/spɔɪl/

spoilnoun(EARTH)

[U]
earth,stones, etc.dugout from aholein theground:
（开掘时挖出的）废土，废石方
a spoilheap弃土堆
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Rubbish and waste
  • anti-litter
  • anti-littering
  • debris
  • dejunk
  • dejunking
  • garbage disposal
  • gubbins
  • high-level waste
  • influent
  • jetsam
  • litter
  • recycle
  • rubbish
  • sewage
  • sewerage
  • shavings
  • skip diving
  • slag
  • tat
  • white elephant
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spoilnoun(PROFITS)

spoils[plural]formal
goods,advantages,profits, etc. that you get byyouractionsor because ofyourpositionorsituation:
战利品，掠夺物；权力地位的连带利益，获益
The spoilsofvictory/warincludedmoundsoftreasureandarmour.胜利／战争的战利品包括大量的财物和盔甲。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Prizes, rewards and medals
  • (the/a pot of gold at) the end of the rainbowidiom
  • Academy Award
  • award
  • bemedalled
  • blue ribbon
  • booby prize
  • bronze
  • gold medal
  • gong
  • grab bag
  • Grammy
  • honour
  • Oscar
  • platinum disc
  • prize
  • Pulitzer Prize
  • rainbow
  • stake
  • the golden boot
  • the wooden spoon
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(Definition ofspoilfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

spoil| American Dictionary

spoil
verb
us
/spɔɪl/
past tense and past participlespoiledus/spɔɪld/spoiltus/spɔɪlt/

spoilverb(DESTROY)

[I/T]
todestroyordamagesomething, or tobecomedestroyedordamaged:
[T]Theoilspillspoiled fivemilesofcoastline.
[T]Don’ttellme how itends, you’ll spoil themoviefor me.
[I]Food spoilsquicklyinhotweather.

spoilverb(TREAT TOO WELL)

[T]
totreatsomeone very well,esp. by being toogenerous:
Myvacationspoiled me.
"We’re spoiling you," he said,handingher anothercookie.
(Definition ofspoilfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspoil

spoil
When it comes to accommodation, visitors would be spoilt for choice!
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At the government formation stage a formateur selects a coalition which bargains over policy and the distribution of office spoils.
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Most citizens probably want the constitution to be stable and ordinary laws dividing spoils among interest groups to be unstable.
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However, though dupe and victim, they do also get their share of colonial spoils.
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If while they are away a thread breaks and no one is there to tie it, the resulting effect spoils the cloth.
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Why fruits rot, seeds mold, and meat spoils.
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First, too many cooks have spoilt the historical broth.
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According to traditional practice, the spoils are carried along in the procession.
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On the more crass level, generous spoils, including government-created research centers, were available to those who cooperated.
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A dramatic story with tension and a climax may be spoilt if you know the ending first.
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The remaining 2.77 per cent of the votes were presumably spoiled ballots.
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Tellingly, 29.9 per cent of the voters spoiled their ballots, and 1.2 per cent left their ballots blank.
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Ambition to confirm one's aristocratic identity and serve the state was degenerating into social climbing and competition for spoils.
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Despite being able to indulge his every wish, the king's appetite is spoiled by satiety, and instead of pleasure he can feel only pain.
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She had spoiled him rotten, and did not intervene in time.
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