spite1/spaIt; spaIt/n 1 in spite of sth although something exists or is true [ despite ] 虽然﹐尽管﹔不顾: We enjoyed ourselves in spite of the rain. 尽管下着雨﹐我们还是玩得很高兴。She stayed with him in spite of the fact that he had beaten her up. 虽然他打了她﹐她还是和他在一起。2 [U] the feeling of wanting to annoy or upset someone 恶意﹔憎恶﹐愤恨: out of spite She burned the letters out of spite. 出于恶意她把信烧了。an act of pure spite 纯粹出于恶意的行为
spite2v do sth to spite sb to annoy or upset someone deliberately 做某事气某人