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