despite詞匯解析：

　　prep. 即使;盡管;盡管(自己)不愿意

　　1.即使；盡管 同義詞： in spite of

　　Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it.

　　盡管她竭盡全力控制自己，聲音仍然在顫抖。

　　Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.

　　盡管他申請了數百個工作，但仍然在失業(yè)中。

　　She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring.

　　盡管她認為物理枯燥無味，她卻學得很好。

　　2.despite yourself 盡管（自己）不愿意 同義詞： in spite of

　　He had to laugh despite himself.

　　他不想笑，但還是忍不住笑了出來。

　　3.Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.

　　盡管他申請了數百個工作，但仍然在失業(yè)中。