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spite /spaɪt/► SEE ALLin spite of sth(do sth) in spite of yourselfcut off your nose to spite your face
●in ˈspite of sthif you say that sb does/did sth in spite of a fact, you mean it is surprising that that fact does/did not prevent them from doing it; despite 不管；尽管◆In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.
尽管年事已高，他的生活态度仍很积极。◆They went swimming in spite of all the danger signs.
他们无视所有那些危险警示牌，还是去游泳了。◆English became the official language for business in spite of the fact that the population was largely Chinese.
虽然当地居民主要是中国人，英语却成了生意上的官方语言。●(do sth) in ˈspite of yourself(do sth) even though you do not want or expect to 不由自主地（做某事）◆He was a bit depressed so I tried to cheer him up with a joke. He smiled in spite of himself.
他有点沮丧，我讲了个笑话好让他高兴起来。他不由自主地笑了。●cut off your ˈnose to spite your ˈface (informal) do sth, for example because you are angry or proud, that is intended to hurt sb else but in fact harms you 因一时恼怒（或骄傲）害了自己；想伤害他人结果反倒害了自己◆Keeping your class in after school as a punishment is cutting off your nose to spite your face, because you have to stay with them!放学后罚学生留堂反而对自己不利，你不也得跟他们一起留下来嘛！ ORIGIN This may come from the story of a Viking attack on a monastery. The nuns in the monastery cut off their own noses so that they would not be attractive to their attackers. 这个习语或许源于维金人袭击修道院的故事。修道院中的修女为了让袭击者觉得自己难看而割掉自己的鼻子。 |