spite 1 W3 / spaɪt / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 in spite of something without being affected or prevented by something 同义词 despite :

We went out in spite of the rain.

Kelly loved her husband in spite of the fact that he drank too much.

2 a feeling of wanting to hurt or upset people, for example because you are jealous or think you have been unfairly treated

out of spite (= because of spite )

She broke it just out of spite.

pure/sheer spite (= spite and nothing else )

3 in spite of yourself if you do something in spite of yourself, you do it although you did not expect or intend to do it :

The picture made her laugh in spite of herself.