spoiler

noun
🔊/ˈspɔɪlə(r)/
🔊/ˈspɔɪlər/
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  1. a part of an aircraft’s wing that can be raised in order to interrupt the flow of air over it and so slow the aircraft’s speed(机翼的)扰流片
    Topics Transport by airc2
  2. a raised part on a fast car that prevents it from being lifted off the road when travelling very fast(汽车的)气流偏导器Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
  3. (especially North American English) a candidate for a political office who is unlikely to win but who may get enough votes to prevent one of the main candidates from winning选举中的搅局者(无望获胜但所得选票可能使某主要候选人无法当选)
  4. a person or thing that intends or is intended to stop somebody/something being successful阻碍…成功的人(或事物);搞砸…的人(或事物)Topics Difficulty and failurec2
  5. information that you are given about what is going to happen in a film, television series, etc. before it is shown to the public(在电影、电视剧等公映前的)剧情透露
    • In the final episode (spoiler alert) he gets shot.在最后一集中(剧透警报),他被枪杀。
    • Warning: this review contains spoilers.警告:此评论包含破坏者。
    Topics Film and theatrec2
  6. a news story, book, etc. that is produced very quickly in order to take attention away from one produced by a competitor that appears at the same time(为竞争而迅速发表的)抵消影响的报道(或书籍等)
    • The paper ran a spoiler.报纸碰到了一块东西。