Смысл: despite

despite1. [dısʹpaıt] n арх.
<Í> злоба; презрение
♢ in smb.'s despite - во вред кому-л.

2. [dısʹpaıt] prep
<Í> вопреки, несмотря на
despite our efforts - несмотря на наши усилия

spite Идиома

cut off your nose to spite your face

make your problem worse, hurt yourself because you dislike yourself If you abuse drugs to forget a problem, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face.

in spite of

in opposition to, despite In spite of the terrible weather we went to the beach for a picnic.

in spite of oneself

not withstanding one's own efforts 尽管有所努力；情不自禁；不由自主地
At the sight of his little sister dressed up for the play in the role of an old woman he laughed aloud in spite of himself．看到自己的小妹妹扮演剧中老太大的角色，他情不自禁地哈哈大笑起来。
On hearing the news，the poor old man cried in spite of himself．听到这消息，这位可怜的老人不由自主地哭起来了。
On hearing the joke， they all laughed in spite of themselves．听了这个笑话，他们全都情不自禁地笑了起来。

cut off one's nose to spite one's face

Idiom(s): cut off one's nose to spite one's face

Theme: HARM

a phrase meaning that one harms oneself in trying to punish another person. (The phrase is variable in form. Note the examples.)
• Billy loves the zoo, but he refused to go with his mother because he was mad at her. He cut off his nose to spite his face.
• Find a better way to be angry. It is silly to cut your nose off to spite your face.

cut off one's nose to spite one's face|cut|face|no

v. phr. To suffer from an action intended originally to harm another person. In walking out and leaving his employer in the lurch, John really cut off his nose to spite his face, since no business wanted to hire him afterwards.

in spite of|spite

prep. phr. Against the influence or effect of; in opposition to; defying the effect of; despite. In spite of the bad storm John delivered his papers on time. In spite of all their differences, Joan and Ann remain friends.

despite

despite
in despite of
1) in defiance of
2) in spite of

spite

spite
see in spite of.