in spite of, despite
despite和in spite of是两个可以互换使用的介词和介词短语,均表示“不管,不顾”。despite比in spite of简单、语气轻,也更文雅一些,但后者比前者用得更普遍,常用于“in spite of everything”中。
- 词义辨析
- 双语例句
1、
We admire him for his continuance of work in spite of illness.
我们佩服他带病继续工作.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
2、
The ship held to its course in spite of the storm.
尽管遇上了暴风雨,轮船还是没有改变航向.
——《简明英汉词典》
3、
In spite of the long trip, Jody arrived looking as if she had come out of a bandbox.
虽然经过长途旅行, 乔迪到达的时候仍然显得神采奕奕.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
4、
He would go in spite of our warnings.
他不听我们的劝告,执意要去.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
5、
By refusing to work they are cutting off their noses to spite their faces because the company will close down.
他们拒绝工作,这是跟自己过不去,因为公司会关闭.
——《简明英汉词典》
6、
She was deeply moved and in spite of herself could not help showing it.
她被深深地打动了，禁不住为之动容。
柯林斯例句
7、
In spite of the bad things he's done I still believe in his essential goodness.
尽管他做了坏事,我仍然相信他本性是善良的.
——《简明英汉词典》
8、
In spite of all your talk you never seem to come to the point.
你虽然说了那么多话,但好像一直没贴题.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
9、
Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends'attempts to dissuade him.
奇切思特不顾朋友们的劝阻,再次启程远航.
——《简明英汉词典》
10、
Their love of life comes in spite of, almost in defiance of, considerable hardship.
尽管面临众多的艰难困苦，他们还是几乎义无反顾地表现出了对生活的热爱。
——柯林斯例句
11、
In spite of one or two minor mishaps everything was going swimmingly.
尽管遇到了一两件小小的不幸,一切都进行得很顺利.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
12、
He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.
尽管他年事很高,但思想观念却很入时.
《简明英汉词典》
13、
In spite of his anger, his remarks were restrained.
他尽管生气, 说的话还是有节制的.
《简明英汉词典》
14、
We must plough on somehow in spite of all the difficulties.
尽管困难重重,我们仍需坚持下去.
《简明英汉词典》
15、
In spite of his injuries, the young man stuck it out.
那小伙子受了伤, 还硬挺着把活干完.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
16、
The plan has a sting intail: it means we lose one day's holiday.
这个计划是先甜后苦: 它意味着我们少一天的假期.
期刊摘选
17、
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。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
18、
Never had she met such spite and pettiness.
她从未见过这样的怨恨和偏狭。
辞典例句
19、
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。
牛津词典
20、
I think that man has a spite against us, he is always trying to disorganise our plans.
我看那人对我们不怀好意, 他老是企图破坏我们的计划.
《简明英汉词典》
21、
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。
牛津词典
22、
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。
牛津词典
23、
Josef Krips at the State Opera hired her in spite of the fact that she had never sung on stage...
尽管她从未在舞台上演唱过，国家歌剧院的约瑟夫·克里普斯还是聘用了她。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
24、
Pantelaras was giving his art collection away for nothing, to spite Marie and her husband.
潘特拉拉斯将自己的艺术藏品全都无偿捐了出去，存心要激怒玛丽和她的丈夫。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
25、
The blunt comment made Richard laugh in spite of himself...
这番率直的话让理查德不由自主地大笑起来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
26、
I refused her a divorce, out of spite I suppose...
我拒绝和她离婚，就是为了出口恶气。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
27、
He fell asleep, in spite of himself.
他还是不由得睡着了。
牛津词典
28、
The picture made her laugh in spite of herself.
这幅画让她忍俊不禁。
朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
29、
They went swimming in spite of all the danger signs.
他们无视所有那些危险水域告示牌，还是去游泳了。
牛津词典
30、
We went out in spite of the rain.
尽管下着雨,我们还是出去了。
朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
- 相关短语
- in spite of不管；尽管;
- out of spite为泄恨，为出气;
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