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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

spite

英  [spaɪt]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1. [U 不可数名词] 恶意

    If you do something cruel out of spite, you do it because you want to hurt or upset someone.

    双语例句

    例：

    I refused her a divorce, out of spite I suppose.

    我想自己是出于怨恨而拒绝了她的离婚要求。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • in spite of

    1. 尽管

    You use in spite of to introduce a fact which makes the rest of the statement you are making seem surprising.

    近义词

    despite

    双语例句

    例：

    Josef Krips at the State Opera hired her in spite of the fact that she had never sung on stage.

    尽管她从未在舞台上演唱过，国家歌剧院的约瑟夫•克里普斯还是聘用了她。

    2. 不由自主地

    If you do something in spite of yourself, you do it although you did not really intend to or expect to.

    双语例句

    例：

    The blunt comment made Richard laugh in spite of himself.

    那直言不讳的评论使得理查德不由自主地笑了起来。

    VERB. 动词
  • 1. [T 及物动词] 存心伤害

    If you do something cruel to spite someone, you do it in order to hurt or upset them.

    双语例句

    例：

    Pantelaras was giving his art collection away for nothing, to spite Marie and her husband.

    潘特拉拉斯将他的艺术收藏品全都无偿捐了出去，存心要惹怒玛丽和她的丈夫。

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