spaIt; spait< spite >
[常用字]
<<名词>>
1 恶意
2 恶事
<<及物动词>>
spit.ed, spit.ing, spites
1 a. 表现恶意
b. 对┅有恶意
2 a. 充满恶意
b. 恼怒
He did it just to spite her. 他那样作只是为了要激怒她
<<惯用语>>
in spite of
尽管
They kept going in spite of their fears. 尽管害怕, 他们仍继续前进