一、詳細(xì)釋義：


n.

卑鄙的行為，侮辱，傷害


例句：

He was determined to avenge the despite.

他決心為受到的侮辱報(bào)仇雪恨。


惡意，怨恨 [U]

輕蔑，輕視 [U]


例句：

She wanted neither favor nor despite.

她既不想被人贊美也不想受到輕視。


prep.

不管，盡管，任憑


例句：

She managed to preserve her sense of humour despite everything.

她不管遇到什么情況都竭力保持著幽默感。


例句：

The problem is, how to keep production going despite a critical shortage of people.

問題在于，如何在人手奇缺的情況下繼續(xù)生產(chǎn)。


不由自主，情不自禁


例句：

Despite myself, Jim's remarks had caused me to stop and reflect.

吉姆的話讓我不由自主地停下來細(xì)想。


例句：

Hearing the good news, the kids smiled despite of themselves.

聽到了這個(gè)好消息，孩子們不由自主的笑了。


二、詞義辨析：


despite,in spite of,notwithstanding

這些前置詞或前置短語都含有“雖然，盡管”之意。 despite書面用詞，指不受某事或某種原因的阻礙，語氣輕于in spite of。 in spite of在這些詞中語氣最強(qiáng)，可與despite換用，口語或書面語中均可使用。 notwithstanding語氣最弱，僅表示一種障礙的存在。


三、參考例句：


He lives on despite the car accident.

盡管出了車禍，他仍然活下來了。


They remain friends despite all their differences.

盡管看法不同，他們還是好朋友。


They achieved some victories despite these odds.

盡管受到這些挫折，他們還是取得了一些勝利。


He was obviously distressed?despite?being unconscious.

雖然他自己未發(fā)覺，但他顯然很憂心。


Despite her aching shoulders, Nancy held on.

南希緊抓不放，不顧雙肩疼痛。


I like him despite his faults.

雖然他有種種缺點(diǎn)，但我仍然喜歡他。


I failed the exam despite studying hard.

盡管努力學(xué)習(xí)，我還是考試不及格。


I like him despite his?faults.

雖然他有很多缺點(diǎn)，我仍然喜歡他。


The plane took off despite the fog.

盡管有霧，飛機(jī)仍照常起飛。


They won the game despite overwhelming odds.

盡管差異懸殊，他們還是贏得了比賽。