一、详细释义：


n.

卑鄙的行为，侮辱，伤害


例句：

He was determined to avenge the despite.

他决心为受到的侮辱报仇雪恨。


恶意，怨恨 [U]

轻蔑，轻视 [U]


例句：

She wanted neither favor nor despite.

她既不想被人赞美也不想受到轻视。


prep.

不管，尽管，任凭


例句：

She managed to preserve her sense of humour despite everything.

她不管遇到什么情况都竭力保持着幽默感。


例句：

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

问题在于，如何在人手奇缺的情况下继续生产。


不由自主，情不自禁


例句：

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

吉姆的话让我不由自主地停下来细想。


例句：

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

听到了这个好消息，孩子们不由自主的笑了。


二、词义辨析：


despite,in spite of,notwithstanding

这些前置词或前置短语都含有“虽然，尽管”之意。 despite书面用词，指不受某事或某种原因的阻碍，语气轻于in spite of。 in spite of在这些词中语气最强，可与despite换用，口语或书面语中均可使用。 notwithstanding语气最弱，仅表示一种障碍的存在。


三、参考例句：


He lives on despite the car accident.

尽管出了车祸，他仍然活下来了。


They remain friends despite all their differences.

尽管看法不同，他们还是好朋友。


They achieved some victories despite these odds.

尽管受到这些挫折，他们还是取得了一些胜利。


He was obviously distressed despite being unconscious.

虽然他自己未发觉，但他显然很忧心。


Despite her aching shoulders, Nancy held on.

南希紧抓不放，不顾双肩疼痛。


I like him despite his faults.

虽然他有种种缺点，但我仍然喜欢他。


I failed the exam despite studying hard.

尽管努力学习，我还是考试不及格。


I like him despite his faults.

虽然他有很多缺点，我仍然喜欢他。


The plane took off despite the fog.

尽管有雾，飞机仍照常起飞。


They won the game despite overwhelming odds.

尽管差异悬殊，他们还是赢得了比赛。