| 单词 | spite |
| 释义 | nounverb🔑 spiteBrE /spaɪt/ NAmE /spaɪt/ noun [U ]a feeling of wanting to hurt or upset sb 恶意；怨恨SYN malice◆ I'm sure he only said it out of spite . 我相信他只是为了泄愤才那么说的。 ● in ˈspite of sth 🔑 if you say that sb did sth in spite of a fact , you mean it is surprising that that fact did not prevent them from doing it 不管；尽管SYN despite◆ In spite of his age , he still leads an active life . 尽管年事已高，他依旧过着一种忙碌的生活。◆ They went swimming in spite of all the danger signs . 他们无视那么多警告牌，还是去游泳了。◆ English became the official language for business in spite of the fact that the population was largely Chinese . 虽然当地居民主要是中国人，英语却成了商业上正式使用的语言。howeverWays of saying 'but'“但是” 的表达方式◆Politicians have promised to improve road safety. So far, however, little has been achieved.政客们承诺要加强道路安全。但是，迄今为止成效微乎其微。◆Despite clear evidence from road safety studies, no new measures have been introduced.尽管道路安全研究已得出确切依据，但仍未实施任何新措施。◆Politicians have promised to improve road safety. In spite of this / Despite this, little has been achieved so far.政客们承诺要加强道路安全。尽管如此，迄今为止成效微乎其微。◆Although politicians have promised to improve road safety, little has been achieved so far.尽管政客们承诺要加强道路安全，但是迄今为止成效微乎其微。◆Some politicians claim that the new transport policy has been a success. In fact, it has been a total disaster.一些政客宣称新的交通政策非常成功，实际上却是彻头彻尾的失败。◆Government campaigns have had a measure of success, but the fact remains that large numbers of accidents are still caused by careless drivers.政府的宣传活动取得了一定的成功，但实际情况是大量的交通事故仍然是由于驾驶者疏忽造成的。 ➡ language bank atnevertheless ● in ˈspite of yourself if you do sth in spite of yourself , you do it although you did not intend or expect to 不由自主地◆ He fell asleep , in spite of himself . 他还是不由自主地睡着了。🔑 spiteBrE /spaɪt/ NAmE /spaɪt/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they spite BrE /spaɪt/ NAmE /spaɪt/ present simple - he / she / it spites BrE /spaɪts/ NAmE /spaɪts/ past simple spited BrE /ˈspaɪtɪd/ NAmE /ˈspaɪtɪd/ past participle spited BrE /ˈspaɪtɪd/ NAmE /ˈspaɪtɪd/ -ing form spiting BrE /ˈspaɪtɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈspaɪtɪŋ/ (only used in the infinitive with to 仅用于带 to 的不定式中) ~sb to deliberately annoy or upset sb 故意使烦恼；存心使苦恼◆ They're playing the music so loud just to spite us . 他们把音乐放得这么响就是存心要搅扰我们。 ● cut off your nose to spite your ˈface (informal ) to do sth when you are angry that is meant to harm sb else but which also harms you （恼怒之下）伤人害己，损人不利己 |
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