SPOIL


Meaning of SPOIL in English

I.

noun

Spoil is used before these nouns: ↑ heap

II.

verb

1 make sth useless/unsuccessful/not very good

ADVERB

▪ completely , quite

Her selfish reaction completely ~ed the party.

▪ rather , slightly , somewhat

VERB + SPOIL

▪ hate to , not be going to , not want to

I don't want to ~ things for everyone else.

▪ be a pity to

It would be a pity to ~ the surprise.

▪ try to

▪ not let sth

Don't let the bad weather ~ your trip.

2 a child

PREPOSITION

▪ with

He ~s the children with expensive toys.

PHRASES

▪ be completely ~ed , be thoroughly ~ed , be utterly ~ed

Those children are thoroughly ~ed!

▪ ~ sb rotten

My grandparents used to ~ me rotten.

▪ a ~ed brat , a ~ed child

Spoil is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ meat

Spoil is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ appetite , ↑ atmosphere , ↑ ballot , ↑ chance , ↑ child , ↑ effect , ↑ ending , ↑ enjoyment , ↑ evening , ↑ flavour , ↑ friendship , ↑ fun , ↑ joke , ↑ mood , ↑ party , ↑ plan , ↑ surprise , ↑ suspense , ↑ taste , ↑ thing

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .