/spɔɪl ||; spɔɪl/verb [T] (
past tense past participle spoilt /spɔɪlt
||; spɔɪlt/
or spoiled /spɔɪld
||; spɔɪld/)
1 to change sth good into sth bad, unpleasant, useless, etc; to ruin sth 损坏;糟蹋;破坏: The new office block will spoil the view. 新的办公大楼会破坏景致。Our holiday was spoilt by bad weather. 我们的假期给坏天气糟蹋了。Eating between meals will spoil your appetite. 正餐之间进食会影响胃口。
2 to do too much for sb, especially a child, so that you have a bad effect on his/her character 宠坏;惯坏: a spoilt child 宠坏了的孩子
3 spoil sb/yourself to do sth special or nice to make sb/yourself happy 宠爱;纵容