spoiler

noun

/ˈspɔɪlə(r)/

/ˈspɔɪlər/

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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
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
(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）
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
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(剧透预告)中，他被枪杀了。
- Warning: this review contains spoilers.警告:这篇评论包含剧透。
Topics Film and theatrec2
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.报纸刊登了剧透。