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spoil sth
The rain spoiled our picnic.
这场雨破坏了我们的野餐。
弄坏；毁掉
spoilt — past of spoil · irregular form
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
弄坏；毁掉
to ruin or damage something
The rain spoiled our picnic.
这场雨破坏了我们的野餐。
毁坏；损坏至不理想或无法使用。
To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.
因过度纵容而毁掉性格；过分溺爱。
To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
变质；变酸或变馊；腐烂。
To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay.
故意涂改使(选票)无效。
To render (a ballot) invalid by deliberately defacing.
spoil
Base
原形
spoils
3rd person
第三人称单数
spoiling
-ing
现在分词
spoiled
Past
过去式
spoiled
Past participle
过去分词
He always spoils the fun.
他总是扫兴。
She spoiled her dinner by eating too much candy.
她因吃了太多糖果而毁了晚餐。
They have spoiled the surprise.
他们已经破坏了惊喜。
常用不规则过去式，但本词典采用规则形式
The sudden rain spoiled our picnic in the park.
突如其来的雨破坏了我们在公园的野餐。
Please don't let one small mistake spoil your trip.
请别让一个小错误毁掉你的旅行。
The loud argument spoiled the atmosphere of the whole dinner.
激烈的争吵破坏了整个晚餐的气氛。
The rain spoiled our picnic.
这场雨破坏了我们的野餐。
They spoil their grandchildren too much.
他们太溺爱孙辈了。
通常用于食物。
The milk spoiled after three days.
牛奶三天后变质了。
被动结构，主语是受影响的事物或人。
The party was spoiled by the bad weather.
派对被坏天气破坏了。
Not this
She spoils to her children.
Use this
She spoils her children.
spoil 作“溺爱”解时是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词 to。
Not this
The rain spoiled on the party.
Use this
The rain spoiled the party.
spoil 作“破坏”解时是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词 on。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
破坏乐趣
His bad mood spoiled the fun for everyone.
他的坏心情破坏了大家的乐趣。
溺爱孩子
Grandparents often spoil their grandchildren.
祖父母经常溺爱他们的孙辈。
使食物变质
Milk will spoil if left out of the fridge.
牛奶如果放在冰箱外会变质。
破坏景色
The new building spoils the view of the mountains.
新建筑破坏了山脉的景色。
影响某人的食欲
Don't eat sweets now; it will spoil your appetite for dinner.
现在别吃甜食，会影响你吃晚饭的食欲。
泄露惊喜
She accidentally spoiled the surprise party by mentioning it.
她无意中提到了惊喜派对，泄露了秘密。
扫兴，破坏乐趣
Don't let a little rain spoil the fun.
别让一点小雨扫了兴。
把某人宠坏
Grandparents often spoil their grandchildren rotten.
祖父母常常把孙辈宠坏了。
破坏聚会
His bad mood spoiled the party for everyone.
他的坏心情破坏了大家的聚会。
省了棍子，宠坏孩子。
Many parents believe that sparing the rod spoils the child, so they practice strict discipline.
许多父母相信省了棍子会宠坏孩子，因此他们实行严格管教。
别给我剧透结局。
I haven't watched the movie yet, so please don't spoil the ending for me.
我还没看这部电影，所以请别给我剧透结局。
Use spoilt naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆技巧：“spoil”发音类似“死破油”，想象油变质坏了。
neutral
及物时意为破坏/溺爱；不及物时意为变质。
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