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despite prep.尽管；不管n.憎恨；轻视 (1) 尽管我们尽了全力，我们还是输掉了比赛。(2) 尽管生病，他还是来参加会议。(3) 她不管遇到什么情况都竭力保持着幽默感。(4) 这位政治家对政敌的攻击嗤之以鼻。(5) 她不在乎别人的轻视,继续追逐自己的梦想。 Despite is just one letter away from despise, and they actually share a root: the Latin verb despicere, meaning "to look down on scornfully." Despite came to mean "contempt" or "scorn" in English, though that use as a noun has mostly dropped out of use. The phrase "in despite of" gradually got shortened to the preposition despite and lost its scornful quality. If you accomplish something despite the obstacles in your way, there's no need to feel spiteful about it.

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英 [dɪ'spaɪt] 美 [dɪ'spaɪt] (1) Despite all our efforts we still lost the game.(2) He came to the meeting despite his illness.(3) She managed despite everything to preserve her sense of humour.(4) The statesman scoffed at the despites from his political enemy.(5) She ignored all despites and carried on with her dreams. Despite is used as a preposition when something happens even though it might have been prevented by something else. You might go see a movie despite hearing a review calling it worse than "Showgirls" and "Ishtar" combined. 1[PREP 介词]尽管；虽然 You use despite to introduce a fact which makes the other part of the sentence surprising.   [PREP n/-ing]Despite a thorough investigation, no trace of Dr Southwell has been found...尽管进行了彻底的调查，还是没有发现索思韦尔博士的任何踪迹。The National Health Service has visibly deteriorated, despite increased spending...尽管支出在增加，但国民医疗保健服务的质量却明显下降了。He was obviously distressed despite being unconscious...虽然他自己未发觉，但他显然很忧心。She will stand by husband, despite reports that he sent another woman love notes.尽管有报道说她丈夫曾给另一个女人写求爱信，但她还是会支持他。2[PREP 介词]不由自主；情不自禁 If you do something despite yourself you do it although you did not really intend or expect to.   [PREP pron-refl]Despite myself, Harry's remarks had caused me to stop and reflect.哈里的话让我不由自主地停下来细想。

英语单词	despite
英美音标	英 [dɪ'spaɪt] 美 [dɪ'spaɪt]
中文释义	prep.尽管；不管 n.憎恨；轻视
英语例句	(1) Despite all our efforts we still lost the game. (2) He came to the meeting despite his illness. (3) She managed despite everything to preserve her sense of humour. (4) The statesman scoffed at the despites from his political enemy. (5) She ignored all despites and carried on with her dreams.
中文例句	(1) 尽管我们尽了全力，我们还是输掉了比赛。 (2) 尽管生病，他还是来参加会议。 (3) 她不管遇到什么情况都竭力保持着幽默感。 (4) 这位政治家对政敌的攻击嗤之以鼻。 (5) 她不在乎别人的轻视,继续追逐自己的梦想。
vocabulary简明	Despite is used as a preposition when something happens even though it might have been prevented by something else. You might go see a movie despite hearing a review calling it worse than "Showgirls" and "Ishtar" combined.
vocabulary扩展	Despite is just one letter away from despise, and they actually share a root: the Latin verb despicere, meaning "to look down on scornfully." Despite came to mean "contempt" or "scorn" in English, though that use as a noun has mostly dropped out of use. The phrase "in despite of" gradually got shortened to the preposition despite and lost its scornful quality. If you accomplish something despite the obstacles in your way, there's no need to feel spiteful about it.
柯林斯解释	1 [PREP 介词]尽管；虽然 You use despite to introduce a fact which makes the other part of the sentence surprising. [PREP n/-ing] Despite a thorough investigation, no trace of Dr Southwell has been found... 尽管进行了彻底的调查，还是没有发现索思韦尔博士的任何踪迹。 The National Health Service has visibly deteriorated, despite increased spending... 尽管支出在增加，但国民医疗保健服务的质量却明显下降了。 He was obviously distressed despite being unconscious... 虽然他自己未发觉，但他显然很忧心。 She will stand by husband, despite reports that he sent another woman love notes. 尽管有报道说她丈夫曾给另一个女人写求爱信，但她还是会支持他。 2 [PREP 介词]不由自主；情不自禁 If you do something despite yourself you do it although you did not really intend or expect to. [PREP pron-refl] Despite myself, Harry's remarks had caused me to stop and reflect. 哈里的话让我不由自主地停下来细想。

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