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  • Conjugation : past  spoiled ; past  spoilt ; ing  spoiling
  • Derivatives : adj  spoilable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

spoil [spɔɪl]
  1. 1. vt. (damage) 损害
  2. 2. vt. [+child] 溺爱
  3. 3. vt. [+person] (indulge) 宠爱
  4. 4. vt. [BRIT] [+ballot paper] 作废
  5. 5. vi. to be spoiling for a fight 一心打架
    to spoil o.s.
    犒劳自己

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

spoil [spɔɪl]
  1. 1. vt. 弄乱损毁破坏
  2. 2. vt. 变质腐败
    The meat must be eaten before it spoils.
    必须变质食用
  3. 3. vt. 变质腐败堕落
  4. 4. vt. 娇纵溺爱
  5. 5. vt. 妨碍阻碍阻挠
  6. 6. vt. 渴望想要
    He is spoiling for a fight.
    他特想打一场架。
  7. 7. vt. 掠夺洗劫
  8. 8. vt. 破坏损坏毁掉
  9. 9. n.[c] 战利品赃物
  10. 10. n.[c] 破坏毁坏
  11. 11. n.[c] 掠夺抢劫

Collins English-English Dictionary

spoil [spɔɪl]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to cause damage to (something), in regard to its value, beauty, usefulness, etc
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to weaken the character of (a child) by complying unrestrainedly with its desires
  3. 3. vi. [intr] (of perishable substances) to become unfit for consumption or use
    the fruit must be eaten before it spoils
  4. 4. vi. [intr] [sport] to disrupt the play or style of an opponent, as to prevent him from settling into a rhythm
  5. 5. vi. [Archaic] to strip (a person or place) of (property or goods) by force or violence
  6. 6. n waste material thrown up by an excavation
  7. 7. n any treasure accumulated by a person
    this gold ring was part of the spoil
  8. 8. n [obsolete] the act of plundering
  9. 9. n a strategically placed building, city, etc, captured as plunder
  10. 10. n See also spoils
  11. 11. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French espoillier, from Latin spoliare to strip, from spolium booty

Examples

The UN condemned the spoil happening in their camps.
联合国对发生在收容所的抢劫进行了谴责。
Even hopeless cooks find it hard to spoil new potatoes.
即使很差劲的厨师也能发现:很难煮好新长的土豆。
The music was bad, but not nearly enough to spoil a movie.
音乐很糟糕,但还远不足以毁掉一部电影。
These eyeglasses do not spoil face.
这些眼镜不会让人看起来更丑。
You will spoil your appetite if you eat a lot of snacks.
如果你吃太多点心,会影响你的食欲的。
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
人多反倒误事。
They do not spoil Tenby 's beauty.
他们没有损坏滕碧的美丽。
Drive slowly, don't spoil your day with trouble.
开慢点,不要因为麻烦破坏你的一天。
Many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil.
许多食物必须冷冻,否则会变质。

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