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spoil verb

  /spɔɪl/
  • (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]
 甘やかす, こわす, だめ, 傷つける, 傷める, 台無し
  • (transitive) To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use. [from 16th c.]
 こわす, だめ, 傷つける, 傷める, 台無し
  • (transitive) To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.
  • (transitive) To reveal the hidden details of something (typically plot developments in a piece of media), in the form of a spoiler.
 ネタバレ
  • (intransitive) Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay. [from 17th c.]
 腐る

spoil noun

  /spɔɪl/
  • (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
 利権, 略奪品
  • (uncountable) Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings. Such material could be utilised somewhere else.
 廃棄物

spoils noun

  /spɔɪlz/
  • That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.
 かばん
too many cooks spoil the broth
船頭多くして船山に登る
spare the rod and spoil the child
可愛い子には旅をさせよ, 獅子の子落とし
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