English Dictionary

spoils

/spɔɪlz/

noun

That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.

The spoils of war were divided among the victorious soldiers.

意味（1）

That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.

Gentle gales, / Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense / Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole / Those balmy spoils.

意味（2）

Waste material left over in the course of excavation, construction, mining, or dredging operations.

e.g., dredging spoils

意味（3）

Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage.

To the victor belong the spoils.