despite詞彙解析：
prep. 即使;儘管;儘管(自己)不願意
1.即使；儘管 同義詞： in spite of
Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it.
儘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.
儘管他申請了數百個工作，但仍然在失業中。
She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring.
儘管她認為物理枯燥無味，她卻學得很好。
2.despite yourself 儘管（自己）不願意 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.
儘管他申請了數百個工作，但仍然在失業中。