英 [dɪˈspaɪt] 美 [dɪˈspaɪt]
prep. 尽管，即使；不由自主地，忍不住地
n. <古>亵渎；<古>轻蔑，鄙视
v. <古>蔑视；<古>激怒
第三人称单数despites
现在分词despiting
过去式despited
过去分词despited
despite /dɪˈspaɪt/ CET4 TEM4
介词 You use despite to introduce a fact which makes the other part of the sentence surprising. 尽管
She has been under house arrest for most of the past decade, despite efforts by the United Nations to have her released.
她在过去10年里大部分时间都被软禁，尽管联合国为她的释放一直在做努力。
介词 You use despite to introduce an idea that appears to contradict your main statement, without suggesting that this idea is true or that you believe it. 尽管
She told friends she will stand by husband, despite reports that he sent another woman love notes.
她告诉朋友说，她将支持丈夫，尽管有报道说他在给别的女人递情书。
个子矮可能对于一个排球运动员来说是非常致命的弱点，但是我认为尽管如此(Despite)，矮个子并不能影响我们对排球的瞻仰与执著。最有价值的知识是关于我们努力学习和勇敢认真的打拼。
... The market responded. 市场做出积极反应 despite prep. 尽管 a) 进展良好 ...
... despite prep.不管;尽管 tendency n.倾向,趋势 severe adj.严重的;剧烈的;严厉的,严肃的;艰难的,严峻的,辛苦的;朴素的,纯朴的 ...
... despite不管，不顾 construct vt.建造;构思n.建筑物;构想，观念 economy n.经济;节约，节省 ...
despiteful 有恶意的；故意为难的
尽管，不管
Despite our worries everything turned out well.
尽管我们都很担心，结果一切都顺利。
Despite his lack of experience, he got the job.
尽管缺乏经验，他还是得到了那份工作。
Despite his cries, no one came to his assistance.
尽管他喊叫，却没有人来帮助他。
And,despite it being played over and over at every shopping mall in the country, it doesn't become commercial."
VOA : special.2010.12.22
But despite the fact that it's modest, if everyone in the US would give according to that scale, it would yield 500 billion dollars.
尽管每个人的捐款不多，如果在美国，每个人都根据这个标准表捐款，那将会是5000亿美元。
人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课
But despite this enormous concession and this realization, Satan is still justified, I think, in his cynical demystification of God's behavior before the defeat of the rebel angels.
尽管后来做出了如此重大的妥协和转变，但我认为撒旦在叛乱天使战败前对上帝行为,冷嘲热讽的行为还是有其道理的。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Despite the fact the world is green, covered with plants and trees, there is no one natural dye that makes green,a colorfast,permanent dark green."
VOA : special.2011.06.15
Despite their name, they are not whales.
VOA : special.2009.09.18
And finally, despite having been on notice multiple times, Khartoum has failed to stop the violence.
This despite news of several hedge funds shutting down or losing on bets gone bad.
Despite support from MPs, and the British embassy in Moscow, officials demanded extra payments and paperwork.