| 释义 |
●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。 |