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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