spoil
翻译
宠坏, 破坏, 变质
例句
Don't spoil your appetite before dinner.
晚饭前不要把胃口搞坏了。
The fruit will spoil if you leave it out.
水果如果放在外面会变质的。
They spoil their children with too many gifts.
他们给孩子太多的礼物,把他们宠坏了。
语法模式
((sth.)) 破坏(某物) Don't spoil your appetite before dinner.
((sb.)) ((with sth.)) 用(某物)宠坏(某人) They spoil their children with too many gifts.
(食物)变质 The fruit will spoil if you leave it out.
近义词
同义词: ruin (毁坏), corrupt (腐蚀), pamper (溺爱), decay (腐烂); 反义词: improve (改善), preserve (保存), discipline (管教)
词源
源自古法语“espoillier”(掠夺),来自拉丁语“spoliare”。
记忆技巧
想象一下,如果你把食物放在外面,细菌就会把“战利品(spoils)”拿走,让它“变质(spoil)”。