Engelsk navneord: spoil | |||
1. | spoil (om forhold) (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | stolen property | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | plural, plural form | ||
2. | spoil (om handling) the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Her spoiling my dress was deliberate. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | spoilage, spoiling | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | injury | ||
3. | spoil (om handling) the act of stripping and taking by force | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoilation, spoliation | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | pillage, pillaging, plundering | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: spoil | |||
1. | spoil (om adfærd) make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I botched the dinner and we had to eat out. The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | fail, go wrong, miscarry | ||
2. | spoil (om ændring) become unfit for consumption or use | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The meat must be eaten before it spoils. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | go bad | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | decay | ||
Mere specifikke termer | addle, curdle | ||
3. | spoil (om ændring) alter from the original | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | corrupt | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | modify | ||
Mere specifikke termer | adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch | ||
4. | spoil (om adfærd) treat with excessive indulgence | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Grandparents often pamper the children. Let's not mollycoddle our students!. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | do by, handle, treat | ||
5. | spoil (om adfærd) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge. Foil your opponent. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent | ||
Mere specifikke termer | dash, disappoint, let down, ruin, short-circuit | ||
6. | spoil (om følelse) have a strong desire or urge to do something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She is itching to start the project. He is spoiling for a fight. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | itch | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | desire, want | ||
7. | spoil (om relation) destroy and strip of its possession | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The soldiers raped the beautiful country. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | despoil, plunder, rape, violate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | destroy, ruin | ||
8. | spoil (om ændring) make imperfect | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Nothing marred her beauty. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | deflower, impair, mar, vitiate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | damage | ||
Mere specifikke termer | blemish, cloud, corrupt, deface, defile, disfigure, sully, taint | ||