spite /spait/ n. ［u］ 用于 in spite of 不顾，不管，尽管：［考句］He always did well at school   in spite of having to do part time jobs every now and then.尽管他不得不在业余时间打工，但他的学习成绩总是很好。

［辨析］in spite of与 despite辨见despite