| 释义 |
| | | | PREPOSITION | | | | | /dɪˈspaɪt/ | | | | | | used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it 尽管；不管 | Three more nuclear power stations were built despite widespread opposition. 尽管受到广泛的反对，还是又有3座核电站建了起来。 | | despite the fact that He still loves her, despite the fact that she left him. 尽管她离开了他，他仍然爱她。 | | | PHRASE | | - | despite yourself
| | if you do something despite yourself , you do it even though you did not intend or expect to | | 不是出于本意 | | | | Almost despite herself, Lisa began to actually enjoy being with him. 几乎不是出于本意，莉萨开始真的喜欢和他在一起。 | | | | |