spoil
翻譯
寵壞, 破壞, 變質
例句
Don't spoil your appetite before dinner.
晚飯前不要把胃口搞壞了。
The fruit will spoil if you leave it out.
水果如果放在外面會變質的。
They spoil their children with too many gifts.
他們給孩子太多的禮物,把他們寵壞了。
文法模式
((sth.)) 破壞(某物) Don't spoil your appetite before dinner.
((sb.)) ((with sth.)) 用(某物)寵壞(某人) They spoil their children with too many gifts.
(食物)變質 The fruit will spoil if you leave it out.
近義詞
同義詞: ruin (毀壞), corrupt (腐蝕), pamper (溺愛), decay (腐爛); 反義詞: improve (改善), preserve (保存), discipline (管教)
詞源
源自古法語「espoillier」(掠奪),來自拉丁語「spoliare」。
記憶技巧
想像一下,如果你把食物放在外面,細菌就會把「戰利品(spoils)」拿走,讓它「變質(spoil)」。