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  • Conjugation : past  spited ; ing  spiting
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

spite [spaɪt]
  1. 1. noun [u] 恶意
  2. 2. vt. 激怒
    in spite of
    尽管
    to do sth in spite of o.s.
    不由自主地做某事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

spite [spaɪt]
  1. 1. n.[u] 怨恨嫉妒
    Her cousin's look had been full of spite to everyone.
    他的表妹看来已经怨恨所有的人。
  2. 2. n.[u] 恶意,坏心
    He vented his spite on Grandfather and the rest of the family.
    他向他祖父和其他家人宣泄他的恶毒
  3. 3. vt. 恶意对待故意伤害蓄意中伤
    Despite his words she felt no spite towards him.
    尽管那样说,我还是觉得不是故意伤害他。

Collins English-English Dictionary

spite [spaɪt]
  1. 1. n maliciousness involving the desire to harm another; venomous ill will
  2. 2. n an instance of such malice; grudge
  3. 3. n [Archaic] something that induces vexation
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to annoy in order to vent spite
  5. 5. vt. [Archaic] to offend
  6. 6. vt. [Etymology] C13: variant of despite

Examples

out of spite
出于怨恨
In spite of his age, he looks really sound.
尽管年龄很大了,但他看起来还是很矍铄。
In spite of the recent rash of problems she has experienced, she looked careless.
尽管最近已经接二连三地犯了很多错误,但她看起来还是那么漫不经心。
In spite of her age she is still continent.
尽管年事已高,但她仍未失去正常排泄能力。
to do sth in spite of o.s.
不由自主地做某事
Our nuclear project pursues in spite of great financial trouble.
尽管出现了严重的财政困难,我们的核项目还是继续进行着。
We feel pretty satisfied, in spite of the bad weather.
尽管气候非常糟糕,但我们感觉非常满意。
Her cousin's look had been full of spite to everyone.
他的表妹看来已经怨恨所有的人。

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