spoil
🇺🇸
/spɔɪl/
🇬🇧
/spɔɪl/
verb
B2
to make something good become bad
The rain will spoil our picnic if it doesn't stop soon.
如果雨不很快停的話，會破壞我們的野餐。
C1
to give a child too much and not say no, making them behave badly
Parents who spoil their children too much may create behavior problems.
過度溺愛孩子的父母可能會造成行為問題。
R
to treat someone very well with special things
My husband likes to spoil me with flowers and dinners.
我丈夫喜歡用鮮花和晚餐來寵愛我。
R
to become bad and not safe to eat
Milk can spoil quickly if left out of the refrigerator.
如果牛奶放在冰箱外，很快就會變質。
R
to mark a vote incorrectly so it doesn't count
Some voters choose to spoil their ballot as a protest.
一些選民選擇作廢選票作為抗議。
noun
R
things taken by thieves or winning soldiers
The pirates divided the spoil among themselves after the raid.
海盜們在襲擊後瓜分了戰利品。
R
benefits or advantages from success
The winning team enjoyed the spoil of their championship victory.
獲勝的隊伍享受了他們冠軍勝利的成果。
R
dirt and rocks dug from the ground
The construction site had piles of spoil from the excavation.
建築工地有挖掘產生的大量棄土堆。
translation
破壞, 溺愛, 款待, 變質, 作廢選票
戰利品, 好處, 棄土
詞形變化
3rd Present
spoils
Past
spoilt,spoiled
Perfect
spoilt,spoiled
Progressive
spoiling
Plural
spoils