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Meaning of spoil in English
Sentence
spoil trong câu
Collocation
Collocation của từ spoil
Idiom
Idiom của từ spoil
spoil
verb
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spoiled or spoilt | spoiled or spoilt

spoilverb(DESTROY)
B1[ T ]

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.

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

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

[ I or T ]

When food spoils or is spoiled, it is no longer good enough to eat:

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

[ T ]

to mark a ballot paper so that it cannot be officially counted as a vote:

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

spoilverb(TREAT WELL)
[ T ]

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.

spoilverb(CHILD)
C1[ T ]

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:

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

spoil
noun
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spoilnoun(EARTH)
[ U ]

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

a spoil heap

spoil
verb
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past tense and past participle spoiled us/spɔɪld/ spoilt us/spɔɪlt/

spoilverb(DESTROY)
[ I/T ]

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.

spoilverb(TREAT TOO WELL)
[ T ]

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

My vacation spoiled me.

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