despite
常考释义
1.即使;尽管used to show that sth happened or is true although sth else might have happened to prevent it
Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it.尽管她竭尽全力控制自己,声音仍然在颤抖。
Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.尽管他申请了数百个工作,但仍然在失业中。
She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring.尽管她认为物理枯燥无味,她却学得很好。
2.尽管(自己)不愿意used to show that sb did not intend to do the thing mentioned
He had to laugh despite himself.他不想笑,但没法不笑。
Someday you will discover that, despite my mistakes, I always wanted the best thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. . .
有一天你会发现,即使我有许多过错,我总是尽我所能要给你最好的…
Despite the detailed examination, Mr. Kloppenberg concedes that President Obama remains something of a mystery.
尽管已经详细地梳理审视了奥巴马的思想渊源,克龙彭伯格先生承认,奥巴马总统在某些方面仍然是一个谜。
Fed officials have signaled that there would be a 'very high bar' for a third easing, despite the economy's current weakness.
美联储官员曾经暗示,尽管当前经济疲弱,QE3实施的“门槛”将非常高。
More recently, however, consumers seem to be flagging despite the strong labour market. Retail sales fell in April.
但在最近,尽管劳动力市场势头强劲,消费者的热情似乎在减少。
True enough. Yet despite all that, the EU has not done enough to quell the markets.
然而实际情况是,尽管取得了如此成就,但欧盟在平息市场方面做的并不够。
They were in a good mood most of the time despite having their blood cleaned three times a week for at least three months.
尽管要进行每周三次至少三个月的血液净化治疗,但大部分时候他们心情都很好。
Despite his neglect by historians, LordTownshend's views seem to have had substantial influence in his day.
尽管历史学家无视了汤森勋爵,他的观点似乎对当时有重大影响。
Despite all these good points, I have seen news reports trying to tie you to that economic chamber of horrors, the Great Depression.
尽管有如此多的好处,但我发现许多报道都试图把你与经济大魔头之一,著名的大萧条相提并论。
He seemed quite convinced, despite the fact that the closest he had come to space was the big button[4] on his computer keyboard.
他好像很当真,尽管实际情况是,他与太空沾得上一点儿边的,就是他电脑键盘上的那个大空格键。
Nearly a week after the Haiti earthquake struck, tens of thousands of victims are still waiting for aid, despite huge international efforts.
距离海地大地震发生近一星期后,尽管国际伸出巨大援手,仍有成千上万的灾民需要救助。
Despite this, he was informed by the Bride's family that he would be expected to pay at least $10, 000 to them, for the Bride Price.
尽管如此,他获悉,由新娘的家人,他预计将支付至少10,000澳元交给他们彩礼。
All this is necessary because, despite its name, "spent" nuclear fuel still has something of a kick.
所有这一切都是必须要做的,因为虽然就名义上而言是用过的“乏燃料”,但它们仍具有一定的危险性。
That's because despite the country's notorious materialism, there has always been a countervailing stream of sound economic values.
这是因为虽然美国有追求物质财富坏名声,但与此并行的是良好的经济价值观。
Despite her old age, she looks very graceful indeed, so far, the archaeologists can't be able to make sure of her identity.
尽管她的年龄古老,但是她看上去确实十分优雅,到目前为止,考古学家都没能确定她的身份。
Not only was it a master piece but it was also done despite meager resources.
看来它不仅是一件钩编杰作,而且还是在纱线短缺的条件下完成的。
Oddly enough, despite the youth-skewed demographics, they seek out parenting info more than users of any other network.
奇怪的是,虽然他们的年龄都比较年轻,但是他们对生育类的信息需求要比其他社交网络的用户大。
Despite these challenges, for people like Foster, the adoption of grid computing is not a question of if but rather of when.
尽管有这些难题,但对于像Foster这样的人来说,采用网格计算不是要不要的问题,而是什么时候的问题。
Despite the timely injection of the vaccine, but the wooden never been able to get out from fear.
尽管已经及时注射了疫苗,但小木始终无法从恐惧中摆脱出来。
Despite recent frenetic summitry the politicians have failed to convince markets that this rescue fund will ever be adequately resourced.
虽然最近各国领导人疯狂地召开峰会,但仍然未能让市场相信这个纾困基金将会拥有充足的资源。
Despite the decision about capital punishment taken in Parliament, the groundswell of opinion seems to be in favour of reintroducing it.
尽管议会通过了有关死刑的决定,但大多数的意见似乎是赞成恢复死刑。
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