spite
US
UK spite n: (desire to harm, bother)
SC 恶意 è yì
SC 怨恨 è yì，yuàn hèn
Anna didn't need the car, she took it out of spite because she knew you wanted it.
其实安娜并不需要那辆车，不过知道你想要，所以出于恶意她买下了它。
spite [sb] vtr: usually infinitive (desire to hurt [sb])
SC 恶意对待，刁难 diāo nàn
Of course you aren't a horrible person; Neil just said that to spite you because he knows everyone likes you more than him.
你当然不是个让人讨厌的人；尼尔刚才说刁难你是因为他知道大家都更喜欢你而没那么喜欢他。
cut off your nose to spite your face v expr: figurative (put self at disadvantage through spite)
SC 跟自己过不去
SC 自讨苦吃
in spite of prep: (despite)
SC 尽管… jǐn guǎn
TC 儘管
TC 儘管
SC 不管… jǐn guǎn，bù guǎn
SC 虽然如此 jǐn guǎn，suī rán rú cǐ
TC 雖然如此
TC 雖然如此
In spite of Steve's behaviour, I still love him.
尽管史蒂夫有着种种行为，我仍然爱他。
in spite of yourself expr: (do [sth] without expecting to)
SC 不知不觉地 bù zhī bù jué de
SC 不由自主地