spoil
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you spoil something, you prevent it from being successful or satisfactory. 毁坏; 破坏
It's important not to let mistakes spoil your life. 重要的是不要让错误毁了你的生活。
2. V-T If you spoil children, you give them everything they want or ask for. This is considered to have a bad effect on a child's character. 娇惯
Grandparents are often tempted to spoil their grandchildren whenever they come to visit. 每次祖父母来访,常常禁不住要娇惯孙辈。
3. V-T If you spoil yourself or spoil another person, you give yourself or them something nice as a treat or do something special for them. 犒劳; 优待
Spoil yourself with a new perfume this summer. 今年夏天买瓶新香水犒劳一下自己吧。
4. V-T/V-I If food spoils or if it is spoiled, it is no longer fit to be eaten. 使 (食物) 变坏; (食物) 变坏
We all know that fats spoil by becoming rancid. 我们都知道油脂发臭就变坏了。
5. PHRASE If you say that someone is spoiled for choice or spoilt for choice, you mean that they have a great many things of the same type to choose from. (因可选的太多而) 不知作何选择是好[英国英语]
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spoil /spɔɪl/ (spoiling,spoilt,spoils)
剑桥词典
- He wasn't enjoying the occasion so he thought he'd spoil it for everyone else - it was very childish of him.
- Knowing the ending already didn't spoil my enjoyment of the film .
- The government is understandably reluctant to do anything which might spoil the harmonious relations between the country's ethnic groups .
- I won't have any chocolate , thanks . It will spoil my appetite .
- Let it rain - it won't spoil our afternoon .
spoil verb (DESTROY)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to destroy or reduce the pleasure , interest , or beauty of something
破坏;糟蹋;毁掉
He tried not to let the bad news spoil his evening . 他努力不让那个坏消息破坏他晚上的兴致。
The oil spill has spoiled the whole beautiful coastline . 溢出的石油破坏了整段漂亮的海岸线。
I haven't seen the film , so don't spoil it for me by telling me what happens . 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 spoil your appetite for dinner if you have a cake now. 你要是现在吃蛋糕的话,就没胃口吃晚饭了。
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
When food spoils or is spoiled, it is no longer good enough to eat .
(使)(食物)变质,(使)变坏
The dessert will spoil if you don't keep it in the fridge . 如果你不把甜点放在冰箱里,它会坏掉的。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ] politics UK specialized
to mark a ballot paper so that it cannot be officially counted as a vote
使(选票)作废
Since she supported none of the candidates , she spoiled her ballot paper . 几个候选人她哪个都不支持,因此她把选票作废了。
例句
spoil verb (TREAT WELL)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to treat someone very or too well, especially by being extremely generous
(尤指极其慷慨地)宠爱,溺爱,纵容
When I'm feeling miserable I go shopping and spoil myself - a couple of new dresses always make me feel better . 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。
spoil verb (CHILD)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ] disapprovingto allow a child to do or have everything that it wants to, usually so that it expects to get everything it wants and does not show respect to other people
溺爱,娇惯;宠坏
Mr Harvey, unable for once to do exactly as he wanted , sulked just like a spoiled child . 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。
习语
be spoiling for a fightbe spoilt for choice
spoil sb's party
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