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spite sb
直接宾语为被伤害的人。
He spited her deliberately.
他故意伤害她的感情。
故意伤害；刁难；使恼怒
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
故意伤害；刁难；使恼怒
To deliberately hurt, annoy, or upset someone, out of malice or resentment.
He spited her deliberately.
他故意伤害她的感情。
常指出于怨恨或赌气故意使人难堪或生气。
恶意对待；企图伤害或阻挠。
To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart.
使怨恨；冒犯；使恼怒。
To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
伤害感情
hurt the feelings of
spite
Base
原形
spites
3rd person
第三人称单数
spiting
-ing
现在分词
spited
Past
过去式
spited
Past participle
过去分词
He spites his rival by spreading rumors.
他通过散布谣言故意伤害他的对手。
She spited him yesterday for no reason.
她昨天无缘无故地故意刁难他。
They are spiting each other during the meeting.
他们在会议期间互相刁难。
spite作动词时指故意伤害或刁难他人，常用于表达恶意行为。
He spited his brother by hiding his phone just before the trip.
他在旅行前把弟弟的手机藏了起来，故意气他。
She spites her coworker whenever she takes credit for his ideas.
每当她把他同事的想法据为己有时，她就是在故意气他。
Stop spiting your sister with all those mean jokes.
别再用那些刻薄笑话故意惹你妹妹生气了。
直接宾语为被伤害的人。
He spited her deliberately.
他故意伤害她的感情。
通过某种行为伤害某人。
She spited her rival by spreading rumors.
她散布谣言来伤害对手。
用具体事物（如言语、行为）伤害。
He spited his neighbor with a malicious comment.
他用恶意的评论伤害邻居。
Not this
She spited on him because he embarrassed her.
Use this
She spited him because he embarrassed her.
错误原因：及物动词‘spite’直接接宾语，不需要介词‘on’。受汉语‘对…怀恨’的影响，学习者常误加介词。纠正后，动词直接作用于宾语，符合英语语法。
Not this
He spitted her feelings by ignoring her.
Use this
He spited her feelings by ignoring her.
错误原因：将‘spite’的过去式误拼为‘spitted’。这是受‘spit’（吐痰）的过去式‘spat’或‘spitted’影响，而‘spite’是规则动词，过去式应为‘spited’。纠正后使用正确拼写。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
故意惹某人生气；故意刁难某人
He insulted his colleague just to spite him.
他侮辱同事只是为了故意刁难他。
自己跟自己过不去；赌气害自己
By refusing to accept the apology, you're only spiting yourself.
拒绝接受道歉只会让你自己跟自己过不去。
赌气做出伤害自己的事
By turning down the scholarship, she was cutting off her nose to spite her face.
她放弃奖学金，就是在赌气伤害自己。
为报复或赌气而伤害自己；损人不利己
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face by quitting your job just to annoy your boss.
别为了气老板而辞职，那样只会害了你自己。
不要为了泄愤而害了自己。
She cut off her nose to spite her face when she refused to apologize.
她拒绝道歉，结果自食其果。
Use spite naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想：spite 里藏着 pit（坑），心怀恶意的人会暗中给你挖坑。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、一般书面叙述 动词 spite 多用于日常交流，表示故意惹恼或伤害某人；在一般书面叙述中也比较常见，语气不算特别正式。
及物动词，常用于'spite someone'结构
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