spoil
破坏,糟蹋,弄坏,弄坏了
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Definitions
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spoiled or spoilt, spoil·ing.
- : to damage severely or harm, especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- : to diminish or impair the quality of; affect detrimentally: Bad weather spoiled their vacation.
- : to impair, damage, or harm the character or nature of by unwise treatment, excessive indulgence, etc.: to spoil a child by pampering him.
- : Archaic. to strip of goods, valuables, etc.; plunder; pillage; despoil.
- : Archaic. to take or seize by force.
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spoiled or spoilt, spoil·ing.
- : to become bad, or unfit for use, as food or other perishable substances; become tainted or putrid: Milk spoils if not refrigerated.
- : to plunder, pillage, or rob.
Phrases
- spoil for
- spare the rod and spoil the child
- too many cooks spoil the broth
- to the victor belong the spoils
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
It was as though he wanted to have the vast spoils of the world all for himself.
When Jones County Confederates tried to steer a corn-filled wagon through the county en route to Mobile, Alabama, Newton and his fellow soldiers opened fire and took the wagon as spoils.
The problem is that the spoils from technology-driven productivity gains have not been shared equally.
Later, laaities in town would cross blocks to crowd into living rooms where we sat in front of the machines of more fortunate sons, garlanded in their spoils and praise as we cracked consoles our parents couldn’t afford.
Connected TVs are streaming more video than ever to people in Europe and Samsung wants a share of the spoils.
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Of course I dismissed him for the day, and of course I paid him for the full time, that being the way we spoil our models.
So in episode five—not to spoil anything—Cohle gives one of his metaphysical addresses.
At these wellness retreats, the staff will kick your butt—and then spoil you silly.
There are other ways in which the shutdown can spoil the holiday season – for retailers and workers.
She says she ain't going to spoil her children by sparing rods when our 'upper lot' is full of 'em.
If only we could obtain running powers to Limerick and carry them back to Ireland, we should have secured some of the .