spite1 /spaɪt/ ●●○ W3 noun [uncountableU] 1 in spite of something ALTHOUGHwithout being affected or prevented by something 虽然;不顾;尽管…(仍…) SYN despite 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. 虽然丈夫酗酒,凯莉仍然爱着他。
2 CRUELa 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 (=spite and nothing else) 纯属恶意
3 in spite of yourself ALTHOUGHif 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。
in spite of yourself• Almost in spite of himself, he did well at Latin.• I feel a stab of envy in spite of myself.• The picture made her laugh in spite of herself.• Angie responds in spite of herself when Cain flirts with her.• I went along to my session, and I was shaking in spite of myself.• I hurried home, my heart pounding and my hands trembling in spite of myself-I could not believe it.