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spoiler
- IPA[ˈspoilər]
美式
- a description of an important plot development in a television show, movie, or book which if previously known may reduce surprise or suspense for a first-time viewer or reader.；a news story published to divert attention from and reduce the impact of a similar item published elsewhere
noun: spoiler, plural noun: spoilers
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名詞
- 1. a description of an important plot development in a television show, movie, or book which if previously known may reduce surprise or suspense for a first-time viewer or reader.
- ▪ a news story published to divert attention from and reduce the impact of a similar item published elsewhere the newspaper ran a spoiler
- 2. a person or thing that spoils something it is a sad thing that so many so-called book lovers are book spoilers
- ▪ US (especially in a political context) a person who obstructs or prevents an opponent's success while having no chance of winning a contest themselves he is perceived as a genuine factor in the presidential election, a certified political spoiler
- 3. a flap on the wing of an aircraft that can be projected in order to create drag and so reduce speed.
- ▪ a device on the front or rear of a motor vehicle intended to prevent it from being lifted off the road when traveling at very high speeds.
- 4. an electronic device for preventing unauthorized copying of sound recordings by means of a disruptive signal inaudible on the original.
