| 单词 | spite |
| 释义 | spite (once / 82 pages) nv When your sister told you that you looked terrible in your new tube top, she may have been saying it out of spite, or in a deliberately mean or offensive way. The noun spite means "a desire to offend." The word spite can also take the form of a verb, when it's used like this: "He only became a vegetarian to spite his cattle rancher father." Either way, spite implies a grudge, a desire to offend or hurt the feelings of someone by actions or words. WORD FAMILYspite: spited, spiteful, spites, spiting+/despiteful: despitefully/spiteful: despiteful, spitefully, spitefulness USAGE EXAMPLESIn spite of his poor shooting night, Harden pulled up for a late three to squash a Wizards rally. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) In spite of its proximity to Hollywood, it is not exactly star-studded. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Prison also offered unique ways for a little girl to spite her mother. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) 1n malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty Syn|Hyper bitchiness, cattiness, nastiness, spitefulness malevolence, malevolency, malice the quality of threatening evil 2n feeling a need to see others suffer Syn|Hyper malice, maliciousness, spitefulness, venom malevolence, malignity wishing evil to others 3v hurt the feelings of Syn|Hypo|Hyper bruise, hurt, injure, offend, wound affront, diss, insult treat, mention, or speak to rudely laceratedeeply hurt the feelings of; distress stingcause an emotional pain, as if by stinging abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortifycause to feel shame; hurt the pride of crush, demolish, smashhumiliate or depress completely degrade, demean, disgrace, put down, take downreduce in worth or character, usually verbally arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。