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spoil

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spoil1 /spɔɪl/ ●●● S3 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp spoiled or spoilt /spɔɪlt/ British EnglishBrE)  
1  damage 损坏 [transitiveT]SPOIL to have a bad effect on something so that it is no longer attractive, enjoyable, useful etc 毁掉，糟蹋，破坏 SYN ruin
 The whole park is spoiled by litter.
整个公园环境都给垃圾破坏了。
 We didn’t let the incident spoil our day.
我们没有让这件事破坏我们一整天的气氛。
 I don’t want to spoil your fun.
我不想扫你的兴。
 Why do you always have to spoil everything?
你为什么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 过于宽容地对待 [transitiveT]BEHAVE to give a child everything they want, or let them do whatever they want, often with the result that they behave badly 宠坏，惯坏，溺爱〔小孩〕
 She’s an only child, but they didn’t really spoil her.
她是独生女，不过他们也没有娇惯她。
 His mother and sisters spoil him rotten (=spoil him very much).
他母亲和姐姐把他给宠坏了。
3  treat kindly 体贴地对待 [transitiveT]KIND to look after someone in a way that is very kind or too kind 无微不至地关心；过分地照顾，纵容
 You’ll have to let me spoil you on your birthday.
你生日那天一定要让我好好待你。
spoil yourself
 Go on, spoil yourself. Have another piece of cake.
来吧，善待自己，再来一块蛋糕吧。
4  decay 变坏 [intransitiveI]DECAY to start to decay 〔开始〕变质，变坏，腐败
 Food will spoil if the temperature in your freezer rises above 8°C.
如果冰柜的温度上升到 8 摄氏度以上，食物就会变质。
5. voting 选举 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrEPPV to mark a ballot paper wrongly so that your vote is not included 填错而使〔选票〕作废
6. be spoiling for a fight/argument FIGHTARGUEto be very eager to fight or argue with someone 一心想打架/吵架
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be spoiling for a fight/argument• Be that as it may, Cooper was spoiling for a fight, as this unpublished letter shows.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 毁掉,糟蹋,破坏〔某事物的美或趣味等〕
New housing developments are spoiling the countryside.
新住宅区破坏了乡村的景色。
The bad weather completely spoiled our holiday.
恶劣的天气彻底毁了我们的假期。
ruin to spoil something completely and permanently 〔彻底且永久地〕毁坏,毁损
Using harsh soap to wash your face can ruin your skin.
用刺激性强的肥皂洗脸可能会损伤皮肤。
The argument ruined the evening for me.
那场争吵把我的那个晚上给毁了。
mar written to spoil something by making it less attractive or enjoyable 破坏〔某事物的美或趣味〕
His handsome Arab features were marred by a long scar across his face.
他脸上有一道长长的疤痕,破坏了他那张俊美的阿拉伯人的面庞。
Outbreaks of fighting marred the New Year celebrations.
战斗爆发破坏了新年的喜庆活动。
detract from something to slightly spoil something that is generally very good, beautiful, or impressive 减弱〔某事物的优点、美感等〕
The huge number of tourists rather detracts from the city’s appeal.
大量的游客一定程度上有损这个城市的魅力。
There were a few minor irritations, but this did not detract from our enjoyment of the holiday.
有过几次小小的不愉快,但是这并没有影响我们度假的兴致。
undermine to spoil something that you have been trying to achieve 破坏,危害〔一直试图做成的事〕
The bombings undermined several months of careful negotiations.
轰炸破坏了谨慎进行了数月的谈判。
sour to spoil a friendly relationship between people or countries 使〔友好关系〕变得紧张,使变得不愉快
The affair has soured relations between the UK and Russia.
这一事件使英俄关系变得紧张起来。
poison to spoil a close relationship completely, so that people can no longer trust each other 彻底破坏〔亲密的关系〕
Their marriage was poisoned by a terrible dark secret.
他们的婚姻被一个丑恶的秘密破坏了。
mess something up informal to spoil something important or something that has been carefully planned 打乱,毁掉〔重要的事情或精心的计划〕
If there’s any delay, it will mess up our whole schedule.
若有任何耽搁便会打乱我们整个计划。
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 成功的附带好处
 They tried to take more than a fair share of the spoils.
他们想拿更多的好处。
b) things taken by an army from a defeated enemy, or things taken by thieves 战利品；掠夺物；赃物
the spoils of war/victory etc 战利品
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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 〔矿井里或地下挖出的〕废石方，弃土
 spoil heaps
废石方堆
Examples from the Corpus
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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