| 词组 | spoil |
| 释义 | spoil /spɔɪl/ verb to have a bad effect on something so that it is no longer attractive, enjoyable, useful etcadverbscompletely spoil sth Having our money stolen completely spoilt the holiday.rather spoil sth The wintry weather rather spoiled the celebrations.nounsspoil sb’s day/evening/holiday etc Bad news can spoil your day.spoil sb’s fun I don’t want to spoil your fun.spoil sb's enjoyment of sth Don't let it spoil your enjoyment of the game.spoil sb’s plans Bad weather spoiled their plans for a picnic.spoil the view Local people complained that the new office building would spoil the view of the cathedral.spoil everything Why do you always have to spoil everything?THESAURUS: spoil ruinlife | career | reputation | day | evening | holiday | chances | health | skin to spoil something completely and permanently: People say their lives have been ruined by the fighting. | The scandal ruined her career. | The company's reputation may have been permanently ruined. | The argument ruined the evening for me. | Our holiday was completely ruined when someone stole all our money. | The injury ruined her chances of winning the race. | Using harsh soap to wash your face can ruin your skin. mar writtenevent | occasion | celebrations | landscape | view | beauty | face to spoil something by making it less attractive or enjoyable: Last year's event was marred by drug scandals. | Outbreaks of fighting marred the New Year celebrations. | Some people say that the wind farms mar the landscape. | The view is marred by a huge factory. | The road will mar the beauty of the countryside forever. | His handsome face was marred by a long scar. detract from sthenjoyment | pleasure | appeal | appearance | beauty | value to slightly spoil something that is generally very good, beautiful, or impressive: There were a few minor irritations, but this did not detract from our enjoyment of the holiday. | The huge number of tourists rather detracts from the city’s appeal. | There are a few little cracks, but these shouldn't detract from the value of the vase (=make it worth less). undermineconfidence | efforts to spoil something that you have been trying to achieve, or make someone unable to do something: Losing the game had undermined my confidence (=made me lose my confidence). | The new regulations could undermine the efforts of the police to prevent serious crime (=make their efforts fail). | The bombings undermined several months of careful negotiations. sourrelations | relationship | atmosphere | mood to spoil the friendly relationship between people or countries or spoil the mood among a group of people: The affair has soured relations between the UK and Russia. | He soured the atmosphere when he announced that there would have to be some job losses. poison to spoil a close relationship completely, so that people can no longer trust each other: Their marriage was poisoned by a terrible dark secret. mess sth up informal to spoil something important or something that has been carefully planned: If there’s any delay, it will mess up our whole schedule. |
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