spoil
v
(pt, pp spoilt or spoiled ) =>Usage at dream2 用法見 dream2.
1 [Tn] make (sth) useless, valueless or unsatisfactory; ruin 毀掉, 損壞, 破壞, 糟蹋(某事物)
holidays spoilt by bad weather 因天氣壞而使人掃興的假期
spoilt ballot papers, ie made invalid because the voters have not marked them properly 廢選票(因劃票不符規(guī)定而失效)
The new road has completely spoiled the character of the village. 新修的路徹底毀掉了那個村莊的特色.
The bad news has spoilt my day. 這壞消息把我這一天給毀了.
Don't spoil your appetite by eating sweets between meals. 不要在兩頓飯之間吃糖果, 以免吃不下飯.
2 [Tn]
(a) harm the character of (esp a child) by lack of discipline or too much generosity, attention, praise, etc 嬌慣, 寵壞, 溺愛(尤指兒童)
That little girl is terribly spoilt her parents give her everything she asks for. 那個小女孩真慣得不像話--父母對她是有求必應(yīng).
(b) pay great or too much attention to the comfort and wishes of (sb); pamper 格外或過分關(guān)注(某人)的安適和愿望
Everybody enjoys being spoiled from time to time. 誰都喜歡偶爾讓人寵一寵.
3 [I] (of food, etc) become bad or unfit to be used, eaten, etc (指食物等)變壞, 變質(zhì), 腐敗
Some kinds of food soon spoil. 有些食物易變質(zhì).
4 (idm 習(xí)語) be spoiling for sth be very eager for (a fight, an argument, etc) 憋足了勁兒要(打架、 爭吵等)
He's spoiling for trouble. 他憋足了勁兒要找麻煩. be spoilt for choice have so many possibilities to choose from that it is difficult to choose 因供選擇的事物過多而無從下手. spare the rod and spoil the child => spare2. too many cooks spoil the broth => cook n. spoil, n [U]
= spoils.