spoil - Longman Dictionary

→ spoil/ruin your appetite(1)▻ see thesaurus at damage2 treat too kindly [transitive]BEHAVE to give a child everything they want, or let them do whatever they ... spoil Wordfamily (noun) spoilsspoilspoiler (adjective) spoilt/spoiled≠unspoilt/unspoiled (verb) spoilFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishRelatedtopics:Votingspoilspoil1/spɔɪl/●●●S3verb(pasttenseandpastparticiplespoiledorspoilt/spɔɪlt/BritishEnglish)    1damage[transitive]SPOILtohaveabadeffectonsomethingsothatitisnolongerattractive,enjoyable,usefuletcSYNruin  Thewholeparkisspoiledbylitter.  Wedidn’tlettheincidentspoilourday.  Idon’twanttospoilyourfun.  Whydoyoualwayshavetospoileverything?→spoil/ruinyourappetite(1)►seethesaurusatdamage2treattookindly[transitive]BEHAVEtogiveachildeverythingtheywant,orletthemdowhatevertheywant,oftenwiththeresultthattheybehavebadly  She’sanonlychild,buttheydidn’treallyspoilher.  Hismotherandsistersspoilhimrotten(=spoilhimverymuch).3treatkindly[transitive]KINDtolookaftersomeoneinawaythatisverykindortookind  You’llhavetoletmespoilyouonyourbirthday.spoilyourself  Goon,spoilyourself.Haveanotherpieceofcake.4decay[intransitive]DECAYtostarttodecay  Foodwillspoilifthetemperatureinyourfreezerrisesabove8°C. 5voting[transitive]BritishEnglishPPVtomarkaballotpaperwronglysothatyourvoteisnotincluded6→bespoilingforafight/argumentTHESAURUSspoiltohaveabadeffectonsomethingsothatitismuchlessattractive,enjoyableetcNewhousingdevelopmentsarespoilingthecountryside.Thebadweathercompletelyspoiledourholiday.ruintospoilsomethingcompletelyandpermanentlyUsingharshsoaptowashyourfacecanruinyourskin.Theargumentruinedtheeveningforme.marwrittentospoilsomethingbymakingitlessattractiveorenjoyableHishandsomeArabfeaturesweremarredbyalongscaracrosshisface.OutbreaksoffightingmarredtheNewYearcelebrations.detractfromsomethingtoslightlyspoilsomethingthatisgenerallyverygood,beautiful,orimpressiveThehugenumberoftouristsratherdetractsfromthecity’sappeal.Therewereafewminorirritations,butthisdidnotdetractfromourenjoymentoftheholiday.underminetospoilsomethingthatyouhavebeentryingtoachieveThebombingsunderminedseveralmonthsofcarefulnegotiations.sourtospoilafriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeopleorcountriesTheaffairhassouredrelationsbetweentheUKandRussia.poisontospoilacloserelationshipcompletely,sothatpeoplecannolongertrusteachotherTheirmarriagewaspoisonedbyaterribledarksecret.messsomethingupinformaltospoilsomethingimportantorsomethingthathasbeencarefullyplannedIfthere’sanydelay,itwillmessupourwholeschedule. →SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusspoil•Ournationalsupplyoftop-grade,ruggedmilitaryleadershipmaterialmustalreadybespoiled.•Mostofthefoodintherefrigeratorhadspoiled.•We'vebeenspoiledbyallthegoodrestaurantsaroundhere.•It'stoobadhergoodlooksarespoiledbyhernose.•Shewantedtodoherownthing,butwasafraidofspoilingChristmasfortherestofthefamily.•Oh,butitwouldspoilChristmas-thelastChristmasDaysheandSusanwouldhavetogether.•Weweregoingtogetmarried,butthenwarbrokeoutandspoiledeverything.•ItseemedtohimthatVincentcamehomespoilingforafight.•Startingafamilysosoonwoulddefinitelyspoilhercareerprospectsforher.•Dannywasherfavouritegrandsonandshespoiledhimrotten.•Thiswashermomentofglory,andshewasn'tgoingtoletanyonespoilit.•Hereallydidn'tlikeitthefirsttimeweplayedit,sohetriedspoilingit.•Roses?You'respoilingme,Bill.•Thebadweathercompletelyspoiledourholiday.•Abadlypositionedpathcanspoiltheappearanceofagarden.•DowninLondontherewasonlyonethingspoilingthecontinuingpartyatmosphere.•Newhousingdevelopmentsarespoilingthecountrysideforeveryone.•Whengivingpositiveattention,donotspoilthepositivemessagewithqualifiers.•Theassassinationattempthasdefinitelyspoiltthepreviouslypositiveatmospherebetweentheopposingparties.•ThisscandalcouldspoiltheSenator'schancesofbecomingPresident.•Thepowerstationisextremelyugly,anditspoilstheviewofthesea.•Onethoughtlesscommentspoiledthewholeevening.•WhydidyouhavetoinviteJerry?You'vespoiledthewholeweekend.•Hisjealousyspoiledtheirrelationship,andshelefthimafterafewmonths.•Hegotverydrunkthatevening,andseemeddeterminedtospoilthingsforallofus.•Don'tletmespoilyourplans. spoileverything•Anemergencyatatimelikethiscouldspoileverything.•Damnit,ohdamnit,whydidthiswarhavetospoileverything?•Toalteradetailwouldbetospoileverything.•Whatrighthadhetospoileverything?•Whydidshehavetoappearonthesceneandspoileverything?•AfterallthistimespentwaitingtobealonewithFrank,howcouldshespoileverythingbycomingalong?spoil...rotten•Naturally,hespoilsthemrotten.•Shehadspoiledthechildrotten.•ThearrangementsuitsmefineandKristianishappybecauseIspoilhimrotten.•WhenIwasalittlekid,theyspoiledmerotten.•Heissurprisedathowheadstrong,spoiledrotten,andneedfuloftraininganddisciplineIhavebecomeduringhisabsence.spoilyourself•HehasspoiledStanfordandspoiledhimself.•Inspoilingthechildrentheyarevicariouslyspoilingthemselves.spoilspoil2noun    1→spoils2[uncountable]wastematerialsuchasearthandstonesfromamineorholeintheground  spoilheapsExamplesfromtheCorpusspoil•Sorichwasthelegacyoftheancientsthatthefundofspoilhaslastedintoourowntimes.•Armyandnationdividethespoilfifty-fifty.•Atthisstagewewerenotawareofthefullsignificanceofthemovementofthespoiltoformtherampart.Originspoil(1200-1300)OldFrenchespoillier,fromLatinspoliare“tostrip,rob”,fromspolium;SPOILS Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Moreresults bespoilingforafight/argument spoilsomebodyrotten toomanycooks(spoilthebroth) Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Archaeology Media Odours Nature Seealltopics Wordoftheday endure tobeinadifficultorpainfulsituationforalongtimewithoutcomplaining VerbtablespoilPresentI,you,we,theyspoilhe,she,itspoils >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyspoiledspoiltPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavespoiledhe,she,ithasspoiledPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadspoiledFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillspoilFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavespoiled >ViewLess PresentIamspoilinghe,she,itisspoiling >ViewMore you,we,theyarespoilingPastI,he,she,itwasspoilingyou,we,theywerespoilingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenspoilinghe,she,ithasbeenspoilingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenspoilingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbespoilingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenspoiling >ViewLess