despite /d?'spa?t/ prep. 即使；尽管

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例句/词组:

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

尽管她竭尽全力控制自己,声音仍然在颤抖。

英语解释：

used to show that sth happened or is true although sth else might have happened to prevent it 即使；尽管

注：一词多义，单词一次只记一种意思即可。