1.despite介词,“不管、尽管、任凭”，后面可跟名词、动词ing或从句，如：
He came to the meeting despite his serious illness. 【名词】
尽管病的很重,他还是来参加了会议.
Despite wanting to see him again, she refused to reply to his letters.【ing】
尽管很想再次见见他,她还是拒绝答复他的信.
Despite what others say,I think he is a good boy.【从句】
不管别人说什么,我还是认为他是个好男孩。
Despite how I feel inside.
不管我内里觉得如何。
She decided to go despite her misgivings.
尽管疑虑重重，她还是决定去。
Despite a thorough investigation, no trace of Dr Southwell has been found.
尽管进行了彻底的调查，还是没有发现索思韦尔博士的任何踪迹。
Despite our disagreements, we have been able to find some common ground.
尽管我们存在分歧，但仍能找到一些共同点。
Despite the fact that she was wearing a seat belt, she was thrown sharply forward.
尽管她系了安全带，还是被猛然前抛。
Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day.
尽管遭到强烈反对，执政党还是获胜了。
Despite the power cuts, the hospital continued to function normally.
尽管供电中断，医院继续照常运作。
Despite her earnest efforts, she could not find a job.
尽管她已尽心竭力，但是仍然找不到工作。
Despite his cries, no one came to his assistance.
尽管他喊叫，却没有人来帮助他。
The proposal will go ahead despite strong objections from the public.
尽管公众强烈反对，这项提案仍将付诸实施。
Despite his six years in politics, he was still regarded by many as the new kid on the block.
他已经从政六年，但很多人仍把他视为初出茅庐。
The building work will go ahead, despite protests from local residents.
尽管当地居民反对，建筑工程将照样进行。
Despite the threat of war, people went about their business as usual.
虽然战争在即，人们照常忙着自己的事。
Despite the recession the company is confident of further expansion.
尽管经济衰退，公司对进一步扩展仍充满信心。
Their catering business remained strong despite the recession.
尽管出现经济衰退，他们的酒席承办业仍然景气。
Despite being a big star, she's very approachable.
她虽然是个大明星，却非常平易近人。
Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no room for complacency.
尽管在经济方面有改善的迹象，但仍不容自满。
Despite months of discussion the negotiations remained deadlocked.
尽管已讨论数月，谈判仍僵持不下。
Despite the lateness of the hour, the children were not in bed.
尽管已是深夜，孩子们仍未就寝。
She decided to help her husband despite the fact that he had cheated on her.
尽管丈夫对她不忠，她还是决定要帮他。
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。
People were swimming in the ocean despite the hurricane warning.
尽管有飓风警报，人们仍然在大海里游泳。
2.同义词： in spite of
语气较强，比 despite 更常见
In spite of the rain, the game went on.
尽管下着雨，比赛仍在继续。
She loved her husband in spite of the fact that he earned less money than her.
虽然丈夫没有自己赚钱多，她仍然爱着他。
In spite of her hostility, she was attracted to him.
尽管自己心存敌意，她还是为他所吸引。
In spite of what happened, he never lost the will to live.
尽管如此遭遇，他从未丧失活下去的意志。
In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.
尽管年事已高，他依旧过着一种忙碌的生活。
In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.
尽管有过争吵，他们仍是最好的朋友。
They are firm friends in spite of temperamental differences.
他们尽管性格不同，但仍然友情甚笃。
In spite of the awkward questions the minister never let his guard fall for a moment.
尽管遇到的是些令人尴尬的问题，部长却没有丝毫的失误。
In spite of the travelling and the late night, she did not feel tired.
尽管旅途劳顿，而且睡得很晚，她并没觉得累。
In spite of great peril, I have survived.
虽然处境非常危险，我还是挺过来了。
In spite of his disappointment, he managed a weak smile.
尽管他很失望，他还是勉强露出一丝淡淡的微笑。
English became the official language for business in spite of the fact that the population was largely Chinese.
虽然当地居民主要是中国人，英语却成了商业上正式使用的语言。
In spite of many defeats, they still had plenty of fight left in them.
他们尽管多次失败，但仍然斗志昂扬。
In spite of the recession, profits have galloped ahead.
尽管还处于萧条期，利润却迅猛增长。
He intends to try to leave the country, in spite of a government order cancelling his passport.
尽管政府已经下令吊销他的护照，他还是试图要离开该国。
