【despite音标】 英[dɪˈspaɪt] 美[dɪˈspaɪt]
【单词释义】 despite是什么意思：
prep.不管；尽管，即使；不在乎；虽有
n.侮辱；憎恨；怨恨；轻蔑的拒绝或不承认
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
[单词复数] pite
【despite形近词/近似词】
spite n.恶意；怨恨；恶事 vt.向…表示恶意；刁难；使烦恼
respite n.缓解；暂缓，暂延；（刑罚的）缓期执行 v.延期；缓期执行（死刑）
【单词例句】
◇ In order not to let Yong Hui get away with telling lies, Wang Peng spied on Yong Hui despite her glare. But he was surprised that she was losing her customers, too.
为了不让永慧说了谎不受惩罚，王鹏不顾她的怒视，前去探查个究竟。但是让他惊奇的是，永慧的顾客也在严重地流失。
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◇ The increase, up from the current count of 7.7 billion people, is expected despite a continued decline in the global fertility rate, which has fallen from 3.2 births per woman in 1990 to 2.5 births per woman this year.
尽管全球生育率持续下降，但预计届时这一数字仍将远超目前的77亿人口。全球生育率从1990年的3.2下降到今年的2.5。
---- World's population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100
◇ In fact, red is one of the few colors today that cultures all over the world view positively. And it's no wonder companies dedicate so much thought to their logos. After all, we're a visual species. Despite having five senses, 80% of the information our brains process on a daily basis comes from our eyes.
事实上，红色是现代少数几种被世界上各种文化视为积极的颜色之一，难怪企业标志如此青睐红色，我们毕竟都是视觉动物。尽管人类拥有五种感官，但大脑每日处理的信息有80%都来源于眼睛。
---- Why so many fast food logos are red
◇ Luxembourg is the most productive country in the world, despite its workers toiling away for an average of only 29 hours per week.
卢森堡是世界上生产率最高的国家，尽管他们的劳动力每周平均工作时间只有29小时。