spite 英 [spaɪt] 　 美 [spaɪt]

spite

spite　 英 [spaɪt] 美 [spaɪt]

n. 不顾；恶意；怨恨　 vt. 刁难；使恼怒　

进行时:spiting　 过去式:spited　 过去分词:spited　 第三人称单数:spites　 名词复数:spites　

In spite of these insults, I managed not to get angry.　尽管遭到了这些侮辱，我尽力控制住自己没有发怒。
In spite of that big, barren space between you and your goal, in spite of the fear of rejection or humiliation, dance.　尽管在你和你的目标之间横亘着那个宽大贫瘠的空地，尽管害怕被拒绝或者羞辱——跳舞吧。

  • When your sister told you that you looked terrible in your new tube top, she may have been saying it out of spite, or in a deliberately mean or offensive way.
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  • n. 不顾；恶意；怨恨
  • vt. 刁难；使恼怒

  • 1. In spite of these insults, I managed not to get angry.

    尽管遭到了这些侮辱，我尽力控制住自己没有发怒。

  • 2. In spite of that big, barren space between you and your goal, in spite of the fear of rejection or humiliation, dance.

    尽管在你和你的目标之间横亘着那个宽大贫瘠的空地，尽管害怕被拒绝或者羞辱——跳舞吧。

  • 3. Some of our purebred pets like this bloodhound look like little mutants, and we love them, not in spite of their ugliness, but because of it.

    像猎犬这样的一些人类纯种宠物看上去有时也像突变体，并且我们之所以喜欢它们，恰恰是因为它们的丑陋之处。

  • spite (n.) c. 1300, shortened form of despit "malice" (see despite). Corresponding to Middle Dutch spijt, Middle Low German spyt, Middle Swedish spit. In 17c. commonly spelled spight. Phrase in spite of is recorded from c. 1400, literally "in defiance or contempt of," hence "notwithstanding." Spite-fence "barrier erected to cause annoyance" is from 1889.
  • spite (v.) c. 1400, "dislike, regard with ill will," from spite (n.). Meaning "treat maliciously" is from 1590s (as in "cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face"); earlier "fill with vexation, offend" (1560s). Related: Spited; spiting.
spite ★ / spaɪt ; NAmE spaɪt / noun , verb spite spites spited spiting noun ★ [uncountable ] a feeling of wanting to hurt or upset sb 恶意；怨恨 SYN malice ◆ 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。 IDIOMS ★ in ˈspite of sth if you say that sb did sth in spite ofa fact, you mean it is surprising that that fact did not prevent them from doing it 不管；尽管 SYN despite ◆ 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。 ◆ 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。 ◆ English became the official language for business in spite of the fact thatthe 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。 ☞language bank at however in ˈspite of yourself if you do sth in spite of yourself,you do it although you did not intend or expect to 不由自主地 ◆ He fell asleep, in spite of himself. 他还是不由自主地睡着了。 verb ( only used in the infinitive with to 仅用于带 to 的不定式中 ) spitesb to deliberately annoy or upset sb 故意使烦恼；存心使苦恼 ◆ 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。 IDIOMsee nose   n. spite / spaɪt ; NAmE spaɪt /
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