托福词汇：spite

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n. 恶意；怨恨

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noun

【释义】

in spite of sth, without being affected or prevented by something

虽然; 不顾; 尽管…（仍…）;

【例句】

We went out in spite of the rain.

尽管下着雨，我们还是出去了。

【例句】

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。

【释义】

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:

【例句】

She broke it just out of spite.

她就是出于恶意把它打破的。

【释义】

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:

【例句】

The picture made her laugh in spite of herself.

这幅画让她忍俊不禁。

verb

【释义】

to deliberately annoy or upset someone

故意与〔某人〕作对，恶意对待:

【例句】

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。