单词 | spite |
释义 | spite¹ 1.(malice)怨恨;恶意 Never had she met such spite and pettiness.她从未见过这样的怨恨和小肚鸡肠。 out of spite出于恶意;为了泄愤 I refused her a divorce, out of spite I suppose.我拒绝和她离婚, 就是为了出口恶气。 2.(grudge)不满;积怨 Murphy seemed to have a spite against him.墨菲看起来对他怀恨在心。 3.in spite of sth尽管…;不管…;不顾… There was a large crowd of onlookers in spite of the rain.有一大群人在冒雨围观。 I really enjoyed my time there in spite of having a heavy workload.尽管工作繁重, 我还是十分享受我在那里的时光。 He was still outside, in spite of it being dark and really quite cold.尽管天黑了并且真的很冷, 他仍在外面。 in spite of yourself不由自主 The blunt comment made Richard laugh in spite of himself.这番率直的话让理查德不由自主地大笑起来。 in spite of the fact that …尽管… He hired her in spite of the fact that she had never sung on stage.尽管她从未登台演唱过, 他还是聘用了她。 spite²1.(annoy)(为了泄愤)使恼怒, 激怒 He did it just to spite me.他这么做只是为了激怒我。 2.<古>(offend)刁难;冒犯 3.cut off your nose to spite your faceSeenose¹ |
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