单词 | spite |
释义 | spite —spite /spaɪt/ noun (DESPITE) in spite of sthB1 (used before one fact that makes another fact surprising) despite: » In spite of his injury, Ricardo will play in Saturday's match.Thesaurus+: ↑Connecting words which express a contrastin spite of yourselfF0 used when you do something that you do not intend to do and are trying not to do: » She started to laugh, in spite of herself .Thesaurus+: ↑Connecting words which express a contrastnoun [U] (HURT) ► C2 a feeling of anger towards someone that makes a person want to annoy, upset, or hurt them, especially in a small way: » He's the sort of man who would let down the tyres on your car just out of/from spite.Thesaurus+: ↑Anger and displeasurespiteful /-fəl/ adjective DISAPPROVINGspitefully /-fəl.i/ adverb DISAPPROVING spitefulness /-fəl.nəs/ noun [U] DISAPPROVING verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for spite ► F0 to intentionally annoy, upset, or hurt someone: » I almost think he died without making a will just to spite his family.Thesaurus+: ↑Treating people or animals badly , ↑Insults and abuse , ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling , ↑Violent or aggressive |
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