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spoils

US // (spɔɪlz) //

赃物,奖品,战利品,奖金

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Definitions

  1. 1
    • : valuables seized by violence, esp in war
    • : mainly US the rewards and benefits of public office regarded as plunder for the winning party or candidateSee also spoils system

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Yet instead of disbelieving that the facts will set us free, we cling to them as if they were spoils of war.

  • Over time, old rivalries began to deepen, particularly over the spoils of corruption.

  • Perhaps worst of all, this scramble for spoils raises the value of gains even as it lowers the bar for action.

  • Meanwhile, ISIS amassed resources, money, and heavy weapons brought back as spoils from their military victories in Iraq.

  • “Umar al-Shishani inspects spoils of war…Looks quite pleased,” the tweet said.

  • All insert yis (or yes) before parde; which spoils both sense and metre.

  • All insert white after Was, which spoils metre and story (see l. 948).

  • With his vast income, acquired from the spoils of nearly every country in Europe, he maintained his high rank in lordly fashion.

  • And your spoils shall be gathered together as the locusts are gathered, as when the ditches are full of them.

  • She is one of those lovable little creatures that every body spoils!