spoil Значение & определение

Значение на spoil на български

• 0 to destroy or reduce the pleasure, interest, or beauty of something:

  • He tried not to let the bad news spoil his evening.

  • The oil spill has spoiled the whole beautiful coastline.

  • I haven't seen the film, so don't spoil it for me by telling me what happens.

  • You'll spoil your appetite for dinner if you have a cake now.

  • The dessert will spoil if you don't keep it in the fridge.

  • Since she supported none of the candidates, she spoiled her ballot paper.

• 1 to treat someone very or too well, especially by being extremely generous:

  • When I'm feeling miserable I go shopping and spoil myself - a couple of new dresses always make me feel better.

• 2 to allow a child to do or have everything that it wants to, usually so that it expects to get everything it wants and does not show respect to other people:

  • Mr Harvey, unable for once to do exactly as he wanted, sulked just like a spoiled child.

• 3 earth, stones, etc. dug out from a hole in the ground:

  • a spoil heap

• 4 goods, advantages, profits, etc. that you get by your actions or because of your position or situation:

  • The spoils of victory/war included mounds of treasure and armour.

• 5 to destroy or damage something, or to become destroyed or damaged:

  • [ T ] The oil spill spoiled five miles of coastline.

  • [ T ] Don’t tell me how it ends, you’ll spoil the movie for me.

  • [ I ] Food spoils quickly in hot weather.

• 6 to treat someone very well, esp. by being too generous:

  • My vacation spoiled me.

  • "We’re spoiling you," he said, handing her another cookie.