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| | a feeling of wanting to upset someone or cause problems for them , especially because you think something is unfair 恶意；怨恨 | a candidate motivated by political spite 政治动机险恶的的候选人 | | out of spite She refused out of spite. 她出于怨恨回绝了。 | |
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| - | in spite of sth
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| used for referring to a fact that makes something else surprising |
| 不顾；不管；尽管 |
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| In spite of feeling tired, we decided to go out. 尽管很累，我们还是决定出去。 |
| a sweet smile in spite of all her problems 尽管她问题重重却依然保持的甜美微笑 |
| in spite of the fact that The house will certainly sell, in spite of the fact that it’ s overpriced. 尽管要价过高，房子肯定会卖出去的。 |
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| - | in spite of yourself
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| if you do something in spite of yourself , you do it even though you did not want or plan to do it |
| 不由自主地 |
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| I think she had a good time in spite of herself. 我想尽管她自己都不知道是怎么回事，她还是过得非常愉快。 |
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