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单词 spoilsport
释义
spoilsportspoil‧sport /ˈspɔɪlspɔːt $ -spɔːrt/ noun [countable] informal Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • "I don't think we should go in there - someone might see us." "Oh, don't be such a spoilsport - come on!"
  • Don't be a spoilsport, Richard. Come play with us.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And last night they were branded spoilsports after claiming not enough viewers are interested in the national game.
  • Civic spoilsports, however, banned the annual nude swim off Bondi Beach.
  • I decline, and feel like a spoilsport.
  • Until some spoilsport thought to measure the 100-yard track - and found it was just over 70 yards.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who spoils things
informal someone who spoils a happy event for other people, especially by refusing to join in with everyone else: · Stop being a wet blanket and come and dance.· Does he have to come on vacation with us? He's such a wet blanket!
someone who deliberately spoils someone else's enjoyment, happiness, or plans: · My ex-husband was a real spoiler who turned every happy event into a nightmare.
informal someone who spoils other people's enjoyment, especially by trying to prevent them from doing something: · "I don't think we should go in there - someone might see us." "Oh, don't be such a spoilsport - come on!"
spoken informal someone who spoils other people's fun, for example by saying that they should not be doing what they are doing: · When he said it was time to wind things up, the others accused him of being a party pooper.
informal someone who disapproves of things that other people enjoy and who tries to stop them enjoying themselves: · We wanted to do a sponsored dance after work but those killjoys in Head Office wouldn't let us.
someone who spoils other people’s fun:  Don’t be such a spoilsport.
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