Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with spoil in American Collocation
spoil
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/spɔɪl/
completely or very much
completely
really
The dreadful restaurant completely spoilt what should have been a fantastic evening.
rather
rather
slightly
somewhat
It is a fine story, slightly spoiled by the ending.
something enjoyable
enjoyment
fun
surprise
I don’t want to be more specific about the plot or it will spoil the surprise.
how something looks
appearance
look
view
These masts are an eyesore and spoil the view.
group activity
game
party
The wind was doing its best to spoil the game.
story
plot
story
Please don’t read on if this will spoil the story for you.
situation
everything
things
The evening seemed to be going well, until Bob managed to spoil things.