spoil

英 [spɔɪl]

美 [spɔɪl]

v.  破坏; 搞坏; 糟蹋; 毁掉; 溺爱; 娇惯; 宠坏; 善待; 格外关照
n.  赃物; 战利品; 掠夺物; 成功所带来的好处; 权力地位的连带利益; (开掘等时挖出的)弃土，废石方

过去分词：spoiled　现在分词：spoiling　复数：spoils　第三人称单数：spoils　过去式：spoiled　

CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM4TEM8

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4282 / COCA.6411

同义词辨析

ruinravagespoil【导航词义：破坏】

短语动词

习惯用语

v.

be spoiling for a fight
• 按捺不住想打架
  to want to fight with sb very much
spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth/ha'pennyworth of tar
• 因小失大
  to spoil sth good because you did not spend enough money or time on a small but essential part of it
too many cooks spoil the broth
• 厨师多了烧坏汤；人多手杂反坏事；人多添乱
  if too many people are involved in doing sth, it will not be done well

牛津词典

verb

• 破坏；搞坏；糟蹋；毁掉
  to change sth good into sth bad, unpleasant, useless, etc.
  1. Our camping trip was spoilt by bad weather.
     天气不好，破坏了我们的露营旅行。
  2. Don't let him spoil your evening.
     别让他搞得你一晚上不开心。
  3. The tall buildings have spoiled the view.
     那些高楼大厦破坏了这一带的景致。
  4. Don't eat too many nuts─you'll spoil your appetite (= will no longer be hungry at the proper time to eat) .
     别吃太多坚果，会影响你的食欲。
  5. spoiled ballot papers (= not valid because not correctly marked)
     废选票
• 溺爱；娇惯；宠坏
  to give a child everything that they ask for and not enough discipline in a way that has a bad effect on their character and behaviour
  1. She spoils those kids of hers.
     她那几个孩子给她宠坏了。
• 善待；格外关照
  to make sb/yourself happy by doing sth special
  1. Why not spoil yourself with a weekend in a top hotel?
     为什么不到顶级饭店度个周末，让自己享受享受呢？
  2. He really spoiled me on my birthday.
     我过生日那天他真让我受宠若惊。
• 变坏；变质；腐败
  to become bad so that it can no longer be eaten

noun

• 赃物；战利品；掠夺物
  goods taken from a place by thieves or by an army that has won a battle or war
• 成功所带来的好处；权力地位的连带利益
  the profits or advantages that sb gets from being successful
  1. the spoils of high office
     身居高位的连带利益
• （开掘等时挖出的）弃土，废石方
  waste material that is brought up when a hole is dug, etc.

柯林斯词典

American English uses the form spoiled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spoiled or spoilt. 美国英语中过去式和过去分词为 spoiled，英国英语中可用 spoiled 或 spoilt。


• VERB 弄糟;损坏;破坏
  If youspoilsomething, you prevent it from being successful or satisfactory.
  1. 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. Peaceful summer evenings can be spoilt by mosquitoes.
     宁静的夏夜可能会被蚊子破坏掉。
• VERB 溺爱，宠坏(孩子)
  If youspoilchildren, you give them everything they want or ask for. This is considered to have a bad effect on a child's character.
  1. Grandparents are often tempted to spoil their grandchildren whenever they come to visit.
     祖父母每次来访都往往禁不住要娇惯孙辈。
• VERB 犒赏（自己或他人）
  If youspoil yourselforspoilanother person, you give yourself or them something nice as a treat or do something special for them.
  1. Spoil yourself with a new perfume this summer...
     今年夏天买瓶新香水慰劳一下自己吧。
  2. Perhaps I could employ someone to iron his shirts, but I wanted to spoil him. He was my man.
     也许我可以雇别人来熨他的衬衫，但我想好好宠他。他是我爱的男人。
• V-ERG （使）(食物)变坏;(使)腐坏
  If foodspoilsor if itis spoilt, it is no longer fit to be eaten.
  1. We all know that fats spoil by becoming rancid...
     我们都知道油脂变质后会发臭。
  2. Some organisms are responsible for spoiling food and cause food poisoning...
     有些生物会导致食物变质并引起食物中毒。
  3. Some of my apples were spoilt last year by grubs inside the fruit.
     去年我的一些苹果被果内的虫子给蛀坏了。
  4. ...the potential health problems from spoiled food.
     变质食物可能引起的健康问题
• VERB (因在其上写违法的内容而)使(选票)无效
  If someonespoilstheir vote, they write something illegal on their voting paper, usually as a protest about the election, and their vote is not accepted.
  1. They had broadcast calls for voters to spoil their ballot papers...
     他们通过广播呼吁选民们投无效选票。
  2. The results showed that 7.2% of the voters cast blank or spoiled ballots.
     结果显示，7.2 %的选民投了空白或无效票。
• N-PLURAL 战利品;因成功获得的好处
  Thespoils ofsomething are things that people get as a result of winning a battle or of doing something successfully.
  1. True to military tradition, the victors are now treating themselves to the spoils of war...
     按照军事惯例，胜者正在分享战利品。
  2. Competing warlords and foreign powers scrambled for political spoils.
     相互争斗的军阀及外国列强们正在争夺政治上的收益。
• PHRASE 可供选择的东西众多
  If you say that someone isspoilt for choiceorspoiled for choice, you mean that they have a great many things of the same type to choose from.
  1. At lunchtime, MPs are spoilt for choice in 26 restaurants and bars.
     到了午餐时间，议员们有 26 家之多的餐厅和酒吧可供选择。

英英释义

noun

• the act of stripping and taking by force
  Synonym:spoliationspoilationdespoilationdespoilmentdespoliation
• the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
  1. her spoiling my dress was deliberate
  Synonym:spoilingspoilage
• (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
  1. to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy

verb

• alter from the original
  Synonym:corrupt
• become unfit for consumption or use
  1. the meat must be eaten before it spoils
  Synonym:go bad
• make imperfect
  1. nothing marred her beauty
  Synonym:marimpairdeflowervitiate
• destroy and strip of its possession
  1. The soldiers raped the beautiful country
  Synonym:rapedespoilviolateplunder
• have a strong desire or urge to do something
  1. She is itching to start the project
  2. He is spoiling for a fight
  Synonym:itch
• make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  1. I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
  2. the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
  Synonym:botchbodgebumblefumblebotch upmuffblowflubscrew upball upmuck upbunglefluffbollixbollix upbollocksbollocks upbobblemishandlelouse upfoul upmess upfuck up
• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  1. What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
  2. foil your opponent
  Synonym:thwartqueerscotchfoilcrossfrustratebafflebilk
• treat with excessive indulgence
  1. grandparents often pamper the children
  2. Let's not mollycoddle our students!
  Synonym:pamperfeatherbedcossetcockerbabycoddlemollycoddleindulge

双语例句

• Some of my apples were spoilt last year by grubs inside the fruit.
  去年我的一些苹果被果内的虫子给蛀坏了。
• Did you need to spoil it by making me nauseous?
  难道你真有必要倒我的胃口吗？
• Competing warlords and foreign powers scrambled for political spoils.
  相互争斗的军阀及外国列强们正在争夺政治上的收益。
• Don't spoil the child.
  别把孩子宠坏了。
• They had broadcast calls for voters to spoil their ballot papers
  他们通过广播呼吁选民们投无效选票。
• Spoil yourself with a new perfume this summer
  今年夏天买瓶新香水慰劳一下自己吧。
• Perhaps I could employ someone to iron his shirts, but I wanted to spoil him. He was my man.
  也许我可以雇别人来熨他的衬衫，但我想好好宠他。他是我爱的男人。
• He is a man who will spoil rather than accomplish things.
  他这个人成事不足，坏事有余。
• Grandparents are often tempted to spoil their grandchildren whenever they come to visit.
  祖父母每次来访都往往禁不住要娇惯孙辈。
• Don't have any more chocolate& you'll spoil your appetite.
  别再吃巧克力了，你会吃不下饭的。