词汇精选：in spite of的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

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虽然，尽管，不管，不顾

例句：

He was hell-bent on going in spite of the heavy rain.

尽管下着大雨，他还是坚持要出去。

例句：

Try to sleep in spite of the noise.

尽管有喧闹声也要设法睡着。

二、词义辨析：

despite,in spite of,notwithstanding

这些前置词或前置短语都含有“虽然，尽管”之意。despite书面用词，指不受某事或某种原因的阻碍，语气轻于in spite of。in spite of在这些词中语气最强，可与despite换用，口语或书面语中均可使用。notwithstanding语气最弱，仅表示一种障碍的存在。

三、参考例句：

He went fishing in spite of rain.

尽管下着雨，他还是去钓鱼了。

In spite of this, I slept heavily.

尽管如此，我睡得很熟。

I went shopping in spite of the rain.

尽管下雨，我还是出去买东西了。

They persevered in spite of all kinds of difficulties.

尽管有各种困难，他们还是坚持下去。

Some would spill in spite of the gang's threats.

尽管有暴力集团的威胁，一些人还是会把消息泄露出来。

They are both very cheerful in spite of their colds.

他们俩虽然感冒了，可都兴高采烈的。

In spite of his vices, he was loved by all.

尽管他有缺点，还是受到大家的爱戴。

In spite of the recession, profits have galloped ahead.

尽管还处于萧条期，利润却迅猛增长。

In spite of my outward calm I was very shaken.

我外表看似镇定，实则吓得不轻。

The balloonist cheated death in spite of the storm.

尽管风狂雨暴，乘气球升空者幸免于难。