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despite

despite

[英] [disˈpait] [美] [dɪˈspaɪt] 生词本

prep.

n.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 词典例句

1. PREP 尽管;虽然 You use despite to introduce a fact which makes the other part of the sentence surprising. 
  • Despite a thorough investigation, no trace of Dr Southwell has been found...

    尽管进行了彻底的调查,还是没有发现索思韦尔博士的任何踪迹。

  • The National Health Service has visibly deteriorated, despite increased spending...

    尽管支出在增加,但国民医疗保健服务的质量却明显下降了。

  • He was obviously distressed despite being unconscious...

    虽然他自己未发觉,但他显然很忧心。

2. PREP 不由自主;情不自禁 If you do something despite yourself you do it although you did not really intend or expect to. 
  • Despite myself, Harry's remarks had caused me to stop and reflect.

    哈里的话让我不由自主地停下来细想。

Noun

1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike;

  • "he was held in contempt"
  • "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"

2. contemptuous disregard;

  • "she wanted neither favor nor despite"
1. All the people on the ship were in safety despite the storm.
虽然遇到风暴,船上所有的人都安然无恙。

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2. Despite all its accomplishments,the so-called electronic brain must be programed by a human brain.
尽管电脑技艺无比,但它仍得由人来编制其程序。

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3. Despite attempts to call them to order, the audience continued to make a lot of noise.
尽管已试图要听众们遵守秩序,可他们还是吵吵闹闹。

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4. Despite her great age,she was very graceful indeed, but so far ,the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.
尽管她年代离开现在已经很久远了,但是她的确很有风姿,然而至今考古学家尚不能探索出她是那尊女神。

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5. Despite her scruffy clothes, there was an air of sophistication about her.
尽管她衣衫褴褛,但神态老练世故。

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6. Despite his misfortunes, his faith and optimism remained intact.
虽然他遭到一连串的不幸,他的信心和乐观丝毫未减。

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7. Despite his outward display of friendliness, I sensed he was concealing something.
尽管他表现得友善,我还是感觉到他有所隐瞒。

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8. Despite his position, he has an unassuming personality.
虽然有地位,但他为人谦逊。

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9. Despite increasing physical frailty, he continued to write stories.
尽管身体越来越虛弱,他仍然继续写小说。

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10. Despite its condescension toward the Bennet family, the letter begins to allay Elizabeth's prejudice against Darcy.
尽管这封信对班纳特家的态度很高傲,但它开始消除伊丽莎白对达西的偏见。

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11. Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable.
尽管这辆车很小,但相当舒服。

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12. Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer's dream to create 'an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible.
桥尽管很大,但它结构简单,而外形雅观,实现了设计师要创造出“一个在重物作用下尽可能不变形的庞然大物”的理想。

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13. Despite its very low fat content, it is deliciously creamy.
虽然脂肪含量很少,但是味美似乳脂。

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14. Despite my friendship with Frank, I tried not to take sides with him in his argument with his brother.
尽管我和佛兰克好,却尽量在他们兄弟的争吵中不偏护他。

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15. Despite numerous failures, they continued to conduct the experiment without flagging.
尽管实验几次都失败了,他们仍毫不气馁地继续进行。

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16. Despite our repeated criticisms, he remains unchanged.
尽管我们一再批评,他还是依然如故。

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17. Despite the difficulties he threw himself into the research.
尽管困难重重,他还是全心投入了调查研究。

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18. Despite the enemy's heavy gunfire, our troops stood steadyfast and unmoved.
尽管敌人炮火猛烈,我们的部队岿然不动。

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19. Despite the fact that she is short, she is an excellent basketball player.
尽管她个子矮,却是个出色的篮球运动员。

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20. Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, greyish substance.
尽管瓶子呈现嫩绿色,但观察力敏锐的客人不久会注意到,瓶子里装的看上去像是浓厚的灰色物质。

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