Spite

(n.)

1. desire to hurt, annoy or offend another person; ill will

恶意；坏心

e.g. I'm sure he only said it out of/from spite.

我肯定他说这话完全是出于恶意。

2. (idm.)

in spite of: (used as a prep.): not being prevented by (sb/sth); regardless of; despite

不顾（某人/某事物）；不管；尽管

e.g. They went out in spite of the rain.

尽管下着雨，他们还是出去了。

e.g. In spite of all his efforts he failed.

他已竭尽全力，但仍然失败了。

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