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spoil1 /spɔɪl/ ●●● S3 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp spoiled or spoilt /spɔɪlt/ British EnglishBrE)
1  damage 損壞 [transitiveT]SPOIL to have a bad effect on something so that it is no longer attractive, enjoyable, useful etc 毀掉，糟蹋，破壞 SYN ruin
The whole park is spoiled by litter.
整個公園環境都給垃圾破壞了。
We didn’t let the incident spoil our day.
我們沒有讓這件事破壞我們一整天的氣氛。
I don’t want to spoil your fun.
我不想掃你的興。
Why do you always have to spoil everything?
你爲什麽老是要把一切都弄糟呢？
→ spoil/ruin your appetite at appetite(1)► see thesaurus at damage
2  treat too kindly 過於寬容地對待 [transitiveT]BEHAVE to give a child everything they want, or let them do whatever they want, often with the result that they behave badly 寵壞，慣壞，溺愛〔小孩〕
She’s an only child, but they didn’t really spoil her.
她是獨生女，不過他們也沒有嬌慣她。
His mother and sisters spoil him rotten (=spoil him very much).
他母親和姐姐把他給寵壞了。
3  treat kindly 體貼地對待 [transitiveT]KIND to look after someone in a way that is very kind or too kind 無微不至地關心；過分地照顧，縱容
You’ll have to let me spoil you on your birthday.
你生日那天一定要讓我好好待你。
spoil yourself
Go on, spoil yourself. Have another piece of cake.
來吧，善待自己，再來一塊蛋糕吧。
4  decay 變壞 [intransitiveI]DECAY to start to decay 〔開始〕變質，變壞，腐敗
Food will spoil if the temperature in your freezer rises above 8°C.
如果冰櫃的溫度上升到 8 攝氏度以上，食物就會變質。
5. voting 選舉 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrEPPV to mark a ballot paper wrongly so that your vote is not included 填錯而使〔選票〕作廢
6. be spoiling for a fight/argument FIGHTARGUEto be very eager to fight or argue with someone 一心想打架/吵架
Examples from the Corpus
be spoiling for a fight/argument• Be that as it may, Cooper was spoiling for a fight, as this unpublished letter shows.
 THESAURUS
spoil to have a bad effect on something so that it is much less attractive, enjoyable etc 毀掉,糟蹋,破壞〔某事物的美或趣味等〕
New housing developments are spoiling the countryside.
新住宅區破壞了鄉村的景色。
The bad weather completely spoiled our holiday.
惡劣的天氣徹底毀了我們的假期。
ruin to spoil something completely and permanently 〔徹底且永久地〕毀壞,毀損
Using harsh soap to wash your face can ruin your skin.
用刺激性強的肥皂洗臉可能會損傷皮膚。
The argument ruined the evening for me.
那場爭吵把我的那個晚上給毀了。
mar written to spoil something by making it less attractive or enjoyable 破壞〔某事物的美或趣味〕
His handsome Arab features were marred by a long scar across his face.
他臉上有一道長長的疤痕,破壞了他那張俊美的阿拉伯人的面龐。
Outbreaks of fighting marred the New Year celebrations.
戰鬥爆發破壞了新年的喜慶活動。
detract from something to slightly spoil something that is generally very good, beautiful, or impressive 減弱〔某事物的優點、美感等〕
The huge number of tourists rather detracts from the city’s appeal.
大量的遊客一定程度上有損這個城市的魅力。
There were a few minor irritations, but this did not detract from our enjoyment of the holiday.
有過幾次小小的不愉快,但是這並沒有影響我們度假的興致。
undermine to spoil something that you have been trying to achieve 破壞,危害〔一直試圖做成的事〕
The bombings undermined several months of careful negotiations.
轟炸破壞了謹慎進行了數月的談判。
sour to spoil a friendly relationship between people or countries 使〔友好關系〕變得緊張,使變得不愉快
The affair has soured relations between the UK and Russia.
這一事件使英俄關系變得緊張起來。
poison to spoil a close relationship completely, so that people can no longer trust each other 徹底破壞〔親密的關系〕
Their marriage was poisoned by a terrible dark secret.
他們的婚姻被一個醜惡的秘密破壞了。
mess something up informal to spoil something important or something that has been carefully planned 打亂,毀掉〔重要的事情或精心的計劃〕
If there’s any delay, it will mess up our whole schedule.
若有任何耽擱便會打亂我們整個計劃。
Examples from the Corpus
spoil• Our national supply of top-grade, rugged military leadership material must already be spoiled.• Most of the food in the refrigerator had spoiled.• We've been spoiled by all the good restaurants around here.• It's too bad her good looks are spoiled by her nose.• She wanted to do her own thing, but was afraid of spoiling Christmas for the rest of the family.• Oh, but it would spoil Christmas - the last Christmas Day she and Susan would have together.• We were going to get married, but then war broke out and spoiled everything.• It seemed to him that Vincent came home spoiling for a fight.• Starting a family so soon would definitely spoil her career prospects for her.• Danny was her favourite grandson and she spoiled him rotten.• This was her moment of glory, and she wasn't going to let anyone spoil it.• He really didn't like it the first time we played it, so he tried spoiling it.• Roses? You're spoiling me, Bill.• The bad weather completely spoiled our holiday.• A badly positioned path can spoil the appearance of a garden.• Down in London there was only one thing spoiling the continuing party atmosphere.• New housing developments are spoiling the countryside for everyone.• When giving positive attention, do not spoil the positive message with qualifiers.• The assassination attempt has definitely spoilt the previously positive atmosphere between the opposing parties.• This scandal could spoil the Senator's chances of becoming President.• The power station is extremely ugly, and it spoils the view of the sea.• One thoughtless comment spoiled the whole evening.• Why did you have to invite Jerry? You've spoiled the whole weekend.• His jealousy spoiled their relationship, and she left him after a few months.• He got very drunk that evening, and seemed determined to spoil things for all of us.• Don't let me spoil your plans.
spoil everything• An emergency at a time like this could spoil everything.• Damn it, oh damn it, why did this war have to spoil everything?• To alter a detail would be to spoil everything.• What right had he to spoil everything?• Why did she have to appear on the scene and spoil everything?• After all this time spent waiting to be alone with Frank, how could she spoil everything by coming along?
spoil ... rotten• Naturally, he spoils them rotten.• She had spoiled the child rotten.• The arrangement suits me fine and Kristian is happy because I spoil him rotten.• When I was a little kid, they spoiled me rotten.• He is surprised at how headstrong, spoiled rotten, and needful of training and discipline I have become during his absence.
spoil yourself• He has spoiled Stanford and spoiled himself.• In spoiling the children they are vicariously spoiling themselves.
spoil2 noun
1  spoils [plural] formal
a) the things that someone gets by being successful 成功的附帶好處
They tried to take more than a fair share of the spoils.
他們想拿更多的好處。
b) things taken by an army from a defeated enemy, or things taken by thieves 戰利品；掠奪物；贓物
the spoils of war/victory etc 戰利品
Examples from the Corpus
the spoils of war/victory etc• During wartime a money payment was made from the sultan's coffers to supplement the spoils of war.
2  [uncountableU] waste material such as earth and stones from a mine or hole in the ground 〔礦井裏或地下挖出的〕廢石方，棄土
spoil heaps
廢石方堆
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spoil• So rich was the legacy of the ancients that the fund of spoil has lasted into our own times.• Army and nation divide the spoil fifty-fifty.• At this stage we were not aware of the full significance of the movement of the spoil to form the rampart.
Origin spoil
(1200-1300) Old French espoillier, from Latin spoliare “to strip, rob”, from spolium; SPOILS
spoil1 verb →THESAURUS1spoil2 noun
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