spite
noun
verb
spaɪt
noun
1
in spite of sth
without
being
affected
or
prevented
by
something
虽然; 不顾; 尽管…（仍…）;
We
went
out
in
spite
of
the
rain.
尽管下着雨，我们还是出去了。
Kelly
loved
her
husband
in
spite
of
the
fact
that
he
drank
too
much.
虽然丈夫喝酒很凶，凯莉仍然爱着他。
2
a
feeling
of
wanting
to
hurt
or
upset
people,
for
example
because
you
are
JEALOUS
or
think
you
have
been
unfairly
treated
恶意; 怨恨; 坏心眼
out
of
spite
(because
of
spite)
出于恶意
She
broke
it
just
out
of
spite.
她就是出于恶意把它打破的。
pure/sheer
spite
3
in spite of yourself
if
you
do
something
in
spite
of
yourself,
you
do
it
although
you
did
not
expect
or
intend
to
do
it
不由自主地，身不由己地
The
picture
made
her
laugh
in
spite
of
herself.
这幅画让她忍俊不禁。
verb
4
to
deliberately
annoy
or
upset
someone
故意与〔某人〕作对，恶意对待
The
neighbours
throw
things
over
the
garden
wall
just
to
spite
us.
邻居把东西扔过花园围墙，故意和我们作对。