spoiling
/spɔɪl/ (bre, ipa) · [spˈɔɪlɪŋ] /spɔɪl/ (ame, ipa) · [spˈɔɪlɪŋ] /ˈspȯi(-ə)l How to pronounce spoil (audio)/ (ame, mw)
spoiling — 動詞
1. (present participle of 'spoil') making an event, experience, or appearance less
破壞
讓事物失去樂趣或美感
(present participle of 'spoil') making an event, experience, or appearance less enjoyable or attractive, and sometimes ruining it altogether.
Rain was spoiling the picnic just as the children opened lunch boxes.
孩子們才剛打開午餐盒，雨就開始破壞這場野餐。
spoiling + event
Loud phone calls kept spoiling Salma's quiet evening at the beach.
吵鬧的電話聲一直在破壞 Salma 寧靜的海邊夜晚。
A cracked screen is spoiling the look of Quan's new tablet.
裂掉的螢幕正在破壞 Quan 新平板的外觀。
Mud on the carpet was spoiling the feel of the clean hallway.
地毯上的泥巴破壞了這條乾淨走廊原本的感覺。
文法句型
spoiling + event/plan/look
be spoiling + noun
用法筆記
Object is usually an event, place, object, or atmosphere rather than a person. Distinguish from sense 4, where the object is someone receiving very generous treatment.
常見錯誤
2. (present participle of 'spoil') causing food to become unsafe or unpleasant to e
變質
使食物變得不能吃
(present participle of 'spoil') causing food to become unsafe or unpleasant to eat, or going bad in this way.
The broken fridge is spoiling the milk and yesterday's fish.
壞掉的冰箱正在讓牛奶和昨天的魚變質。
spoiling + food
Fish was spoiling fast in the sun beside the empty market stalls.
魚在太陽下、空蕩蕩的市場攤位旁，很快就在變質。
food is spoiling
Leaving soup on the stove overnight is spoiling it by morning.
把湯整夜放在爐上，到早上就會讓它變質。
The warm delivery truck kept spoiling cartons of yogurt on the trip.
那輛悶熱的送貨車一路上都在讓幾箱優格變質。
- keeping
staying fresh and usable
- preserving
actively stopping food from going bad
文法句型
food is spoiling
spoiling + food
用法筆記
Used mainly with food such as meat, milk, soup, or fruit. When the food itself is the subject, English often uses the intransitive pattern 'the food is spoiling'.
常見錯誤
3. (present participle of 'spoil') marking a ballot paper wrongly or deliberately s
作廢
使選票失去效力
(present participle of 'spoil') marking a ballot paper wrongly or deliberately so it cannot count as a valid vote.
By writing a slogan across the form, Arjun was spoiling his ballot.
Arjun 把口號寫滿整張表格，因此正在讓自己的選票作廢。
spoiling + ballot
Some protesters planned on spoiling their papers instead of choosing a candidate.
有些抗議者打算把選票作廢，而不是挑一位候選人。
The official warned voters that two ticks could mean spoiling the vote.
這名官員警告選民，打兩個勾可能會讓選票作廢。
Crossing out every name was spoiling the ballot before it reached the box.
把每個名字都劃掉，就是在選票投入票箱前先讓它作廢。
- invalidating
more formal and often used in official explanations
- voiding
legal and administrative in tone
- disqualifying
broader and can apply to a person or application, not only ballots
- validating
confirming that a vote can be counted
文法句型
spoiling + ballot
spoiling + vote/paper
用法筆記
Common in election reporting and explanations of voting rules, especially in British English. The object is the ballot, paper, or vote itself, not the election as a whole.
常見錯誤
4. (present participle of 'spoil') giving someone more comfort, gifts, or special t
寵溺
把人寵得過頭
(present participle of 'spoil') giving someone more comfort, gifts, or special treatment than they normally get.
Christopher is spoiling his parents with a weekend hotel stay.
Christopher 正在用週末飯店住宿來寵溺爸媽。
spoiling + person + with + treat
The cafe owner kept spoiling regular customers with free cakes.
那位咖啡店老闆一直用免費蛋糕來寵溺熟客。
After the exam, Nellie's aunt was spoiling Nellie with long lunches.
考完試後，Nellie 的阿姨一直用悠閒午餐寵溺 Nellie。
The team manager is spoiling the players with new jackets and snacks.
隊經理正用新外套和點心來寵溺球員。
- neglecting
failing to give care or attention
- depriving
keeping someone from comforts or treats
文法句型
spoiling + person + with + gift/treat
用法筆記
This sense is broad and can apply to adults, friends, guests, or customers. Distinguish from sense 5, which is narrower and focuses on raising a child without enough limits.
常見錯誤
5. (present participle of 'spoil') giving a child everything they ask for so they b
慣壞
把孩子寵到沒規矩
(present participle of 'spoil') giving a child everything they ask for so they become demanding and disrespectful.
Ryo's grandparents are spoiling Ryo by buying every toy in the shop.
Ryo 的祖父母一直買下店裡每個玩具，這樣會把 Ryo 慣壞。
spoiling + child + by + action
The boy's mother is spoiling him by never making him share.
那個男孩的媽媽從不要求他分享，這是在把他慣壞。
Teachers worried that constant praise was spoiling Baraka at home.
老師擔心家裡不停稱讚，會把 Baraka 慣壞。
Ignoring bad manners is only spoiling the child for school life.
對壞禮貌不管不顧，只會把這個孩子慣壞，好難適應學校生活。
- overindulging
closest neutral description of giving too much
- pampering
can describe kind luxury without the strong child-behaviour result
- babying
focuses more on treating someone as less capable than they are
- disciplining
teaching limits and expected behaviour
- correcting
responding to bad behaviour instead of excusing it
文法句型
spoiling + child
spoiling + child + by + action
用法筆記
Usually used critically about parenting or care of children. Unlike sense 4, the problem here is not generous treatment itself but the bad behaviour it may create.
常見錯誤
spoiling — 名詞
1. the act or process of making something worse, less effective, or less enjoyable.
損害
使品質或效果受損的過程
the act or process of making something worse, less effective, or less enjoyable.
The spoiling of the view began when the giant sign went up.
那塊巨大招牌一立起來，對景觀的損害就開始了。
the spoiling of + noun
Residents complained about the spoiling of the beach by litter and smoke.
居民抱怨垃圾和煙霧對海灘造成的損害。
Years of careless parking led to the spoiling of the old garden path.
多年亂停車，導致那條老花園小徑受到損害。
The article blamed the spoiling of family meals on constant phone use.
那篇文章把家庭用餐受到的損害歸咎於不停滑手機。
- damage
the broad everyday noun for harmful effect
- ruin
stronger and often suggests nearly total loss of value or pleasure
- deterioration
more gradual and often used for slow decline in condition
- improvement
a change that makes something better
- preservation
keeping something in good condition
文法句型
the spoiling of + noun
spoiling by + cause
用法筆記
This is a verbal noun and often appears in formal or reflective writing. For the everyday result itself, English more often uses nouns such as 'damage' or 'ruin'.