spoil
🇺🇸
/spɔɪl/
🇬🇧
/spɔɪl/
verb
B2
to make something good become bad
The rain will spoil our picnic if it doesn't stop soon.
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.
R
to treat someone very well with special things
My husband likes to spoil me with flowers and dinners.
R
to become bad and not safe to eat
Milk can spoil quickly if left out of the refrigerator.
R
to mark a vote incorrectly so it doesn't count
Some voters choose to spoil their ballot as a protest.
noun
R
things taken by thieves or winning soldiers
The pirates divided the spoil among themselves after the raid.
R
benefits or advantages from success
The winning team enjoyed the spoil of their championship victory.
R
dirt and rocks dug from the ground
The construction site had piles of spoil from the excavation.
translation
to make something good become bad; to give a child too much and not say no, making them behave badly; to treat someone very well with special things; to become bad and not safe to eat; to mark a vote incorrectly so it doesn't count
things taken by thieves or winning soldiers; benefits or advantages from success; dirt and rocks dug from the ground
Word Forms
3rd Present
spoils
Past
spoilt,spoiled
Perfect
spoilt,spoiled
Progressive
spoiling
Plural
spoils