spoil
名詞
定義 spoil 名詞
earth(泥土)
- Uncountable(不可數名詞)
Earth, stones, and other materials excavated during digging.
（開挖時挖出的）廢土；廢泥
a pile of spoil
一堆廢土
片語 spoil 名詞
- spoils
Goods, advantages, or profits acquired through one's actions, position, or circumstances; typically, gains obtained after a victory or conflict.
戰利品，掠奪物品；既得利益
• The company is enjoying the spoils of rapid technological advancements.
這家公司正在享受科技快速進步的成果。
動詞
定義 spoil 動詞
damage(破壞)
- B1Transitive(及物動詞)
To impair or diminish the enjoyment, quality, or value of something.
破壞；糟蹋；毀掉
He made an effort not to allow the unfortunate news to ruin his evening's enjoyment.
他努力不讓這個不幸的消息破壞他晚上的樂趣。
The oil spill has damaged the beauty of the entire coastline.
石油洩漏破壞了整個海岸線的美麗。
I haven't watched that movie yet, so please don't disclose the plot to me; I don't want to have it ruined.
我還沒看那部電影，所以請不要向我透露劇情；我不想被劇透。
decay(腐壞)
- Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To become or cause food to become unfit for consumption due to decay.
（使）變質；（使）腐壞
If you don't store the dessert in the refrigerator, it will go bad.
如果你不把甜點放在冰箱裡，它會變質。
The milk spoiled very quickly.
牛奶很快就變質了。
The meat spoiled quickly in the hot weather.
肉在炎熱的天氣裡很快就腐壞了。
invalidate(作廢)
- Transitive(及物動詞)politics(政治)specialized(專業)
To invalidate a ballot paper by marking it incorrectly.
使（選票）作廢
Since she did not support any of the candidates, she invalidated her ballot.
由於她不支持任何候選人，她使自己的選票作廢了。
Many ballots were spoiled due to incorrect marking.
許多選票因標記錯誤而作廢。
indulge(寵愛)
- Transitive(及物動詞)
To treat someone with excessive indulgence and generosity.
（尤指過分地）寵愛；溺愛；縱容
When I'm feeling down, I like to go shopping and spoil myself - buying a few new pieces of clothing always makes me feel better.
當我感到沮喪時，我喜歡去購物並寵愛自己——買幾件新衣服總能讓我感覺更好。
The grandparents like to spoil their grandchildren with presents.
祖父母喜歡用禮物來溺愛他們的孫子孫女。
He likes to spoil himself on the weekends by going out to eat.
他喜歡在週末出去吃飯來寵愛自己。
pamper(溺愛)
- C1Transitive(及物動詞)disapproving(貶義)
To excessively pamper a child, resulting in them being demanding and disrespectful.
溺愛；嬌慣；寵壞
Mr. Harvey, not able to have everything his own way for once, became sulky, just like a spoiled child.
哈維先生，這次不能如他所願，變得悶悶不樂，就像一個被寵壞的孩子。
They have spoiled the child, and now he thinks he can do whatever he wants.
他們寵壞了這個孩子，現在他認為他可以為所欲為。
Spoiling children is not doing them a favor; it will only make them spoiled.
溺愛孩子並不是在幫他們忙；這只會讓他們變得被寵壞。
成語
- be spoiling for a fight
To be extremely eager to engage in a fight or argument.
躁躇欲試
• He's been nitpicking about everything lately, as if he's spoiling for a fight.
他最近對每件事都吹毛求疵，彷彿很想找人吵架。
- be spoilt for choice
to have so many excellent options available that it is difficult to choose among them.
指可選擇的項目太多，令人難以決定。
• The city has so many restaurants that one is completely spoilt for choice.
這座城市有這麼多餐廳，讓人完全難以選擇。
- spoil someone's party
To disrupt someone's enjoyment or success, causing them to be disappointed or frustrated.
扫人興，使人敗興
• He was supposed to be celebrating his promotion, but his colleague's negative comments spoiled his party.
他本來應該在慶祝升職，但同事的負面評論掃了他的興。
- spoil someone rotten
To excessively indulge someone, making them accustomed to being treated with special favor or getting everything they want.
宠壞
• Those children were spoiled rotten by their grandparents.
那些孩子被他們的祖父母寵壞了。