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despite + noun
后接名词或名词短语。
Despite the rain, they went for a walk.
尽管下雨，他们还是去散步了。
尽管；虽然
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尽管；虽然
In spite of; notwithstanding.
Despite the rain, they went for a walk.
尽管下雨，他们还是去散步了。
尽管；不顾。
In spite of, not with standing.
Despite the rain, we went for a walk.
尽管下雨，我们还是去散步了。
He passed the exam despite not studying much.
尽管他没怎么学习，还是通过了考试。
Despite being tired, she finished the project on time.
尽管很累，她还是按时完成了项目。
后接名词或名词短语。
Despite the rain, they went for a walk.
尽管下雨，他们还是去散步了。
后接动名词短语。
Despite feeling tired, she finished her homework.
尽管感到疲倦，她还是完成了作业。
后接同位语从句，注意避免冗余。
Despite the fact that he was late, he still got the job.
尽管他迟到了，他还是得到了那份工作。
Not this
Despite of the rain, the match continued.
Use this
Despite the rain, the match continued.
despite是介词，直接跟名词短语，不需要of。中国学习者常受in spite of的影响而误加of。
Not this
Despite he was sick, he went to school.
Use this
Despite being sick, he went to school.
despite是介词，不能引导从句，应跟名词或动名词短语。应将从句改为名词短语或动名词。
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尽管；虽然
He passed the exam despite the fact that he had studied very little.
尽管他几乎没怎么学习，他通过了考试。
尽管一切；不管怎样
Despite everything, she remained optimistic.
尽管发生了一切，她仍然保持乐观。
尽管如此
The company lost money this year. Despite this, they are expanding.
公司今年亏损了。尽管如此，他们仍在扩张。
尽管困难重重
The team won the championship despite all odds.
尽管困难重重，该队仍然赢得了冠军。
尽管是某种状态
He accepted the job despite being overqualified.
尽管资历过高，他还是接受了这份工作。
不由自主地；尽管自己不想
She smiled despite herself when she heard the joke.
听到这个笑话，她不由自主地笑了。
尽管困难重重；不顾一切不利条件
He finished the marathon despite all odds.
尽管困难重重，他还是完成了马拉松。
尽管从外表看；虽然表面看来
Despite appearances, the situation is actually under control.
尽管表面看来如此，实际情况其实在掌控之中。
尽管我满腔怒火，我仍然只是笼中之鼠。
From the Smashing Pumpkins' 1995 song 'Bullet with Butterfly Wings'.
出自碎南瓜乐队1995年的歌曲《Bullet with Butterfly Wings》。
尽管经历了这一切，你依然是你。
A famous line from the video game Undertale, shown at the end of the true pacifist route.
电子游戏《Undertale》中的著名台词，在真和平路线结尾出现。
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把despite拆成de+spite，spite意为“恶意”，despite就是不顾恶意依然坚持，即“尽管”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：学术写作、新闻报道、日常对话 despite 是中性介词，多用于书面语和正式场合，也常见于新闻报道和学术文章；在日常对话中使用也不显生硬。
Despite is followed by a noun or gerund, not a clause.
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