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despite

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prep. 尽管，不管
n. 轻视；憎恨；侮辱

考试真题

Some scholars think teamwork may not always be reliable, despite its potential to work wonders.

In the last year alone, despite an increase in the UK population and a subsequent rise in the number of households, sales of toilet paper fell by 2%, with the average household reducing their toilet roll spending from £43 in 2014 to £41 in 2015.

We can live a peaceful life despite the various challenges of the modern world.

It is utterly confusing to me that people do not recognize this, despite the fact that pretty much anyone who has been a student can tell the difference between their best and worst teachers.

Despite being unaware that there were two types of instruction, teachers reported significant motivational changes in 27% of the children in the growth mind-set workshop as compared with only 9% of students in the control group.

It is widely consumed despite its ill reputation.

But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失).

And despite what you may believe about the limits of your own creative imaginations, we all have the potential to imagine the world in an absolutely new way.

Despite the growing importance of computers, however, there will always be a place and need for the personal letter.

Despite being unaware that there were two types of instruction, teachers reported significant motivational changes in 27% of the children in the growth mindset workshop as compared with only 9% of students in the control group.

Despite having a brain no bigger than the tip of your index finger, pigeons have a very impressive visual memory.

Ideas about learning by doing have struggled to become mainstream educationally, despite being old concepts from Dewey and Montessori, Plato and Aristotle, and in the American context, Ralph Emerson, on the value of experience and self-reliance.

Indoor pollution, which includes sources like home heating and cooking, has remained constant over the past several decades despite advances in the area.

American parents, whether rich or poor, have similar expectations of their children despite different ways of parenting.

The report warnsthe picture on wages is likely to get worse this year despite indications of an economic rebound.

Only 13 percent of respondents said that they were interested in buying a smartwatch in 2016, for example – an increase of just one percent from the previous year despite a year of high-profile launches.

On the flip side, there are many forced riders, who are suffering from the climate change impacts despite having scarcely contributed to the problem.

It is worth promoting despite the risks involved.

Despite this problem, many students are still drawn to these institutions—and two-year schools in particular.

Despite mournful polar bears and charts showing carbon emissions soaring, most people find it hard to believe that global warming will affect them personally.

Despite clear signs of global warming it is not easy for most people to believe climate change will affect their own lives.

A flagship university in the South, the school graduates just 16 percent of its first-generation students, despite its overall graduation rate of 71 percent.

Despite its failure to shatter the glass ceiling,Sweden has one of the most powerful and innovative economies in the world.

Our society does not— despite rhetoric(说辞) to the contrary—put much value on raising children.

That seems like common sense, despite the multiple influences on becoming parents

Despite the ease with which the rich can acquire almost anything they desire, they are just as likely to be unhappy as the middle classes.

Despite bottoming out in 1933, the Depression didn't end until World War II.

Despite this fact, many Americans are still strongly opposed to "big government.

Despite the modesty of the benefit, the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups fought it bitterly, describing it as "government-run personnel management" and a "dangerous precedent".

Despite unemployment and the lost of her home, Andrea Clark considers herself a blessed and happy woman.

Despite arguments and disagreements, the movement has continued to flourish and has members in more than 80 countries.

American universities, despite their global reputation for excellence in teaching, have only begun to demonstrate what they can produce in real-world learning.

Despite being the continent's second-largest producer of tomatoes, Nigeria is dependent on $1 billion worth of tomato-paste imports every year, as around 75% of the local harvest goes to waste thanks to a lack of proper storage facilities.

Despite complications and concerns, the upsides of sharing can be significant.

Despite the success of the experiment, the actual results are worrisome, and mostly confirm earlier studies.

Despite the turmoil, brick and mortar won't disappear any time soon.

Despite this problem, many students are still drawn to these institutions — and two-year schools in particular.

However, despite 2 billion people worldwide already supplementing their diet with insects, consumer disgust remains a large barrier in many western countries.

In the flip side, there are many "forced riders", who are suffering from the climate change impacts despite having scarcely contributed to the problem.

In the United States, up to forty percent of all food goes uneaten, despite the fact that one in seven American households lacks regular access to good food.

Only 13 percent of respondents said that they were interested in buying a smartwatch in 2016, for example – an increase of just one percent from the previous year despite a year of high-profile launches.

So, despite all the talk about drone deliveries to your doorstep, all the retail executives expressing anxiety over consumers going online, and even a Presidential candidate exclaiming that Amazon has a " huge antitrust problem, " the Census data suggest

The report warns the picture on wages is likely to get worse this year despite indications of an economic rebound.

And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.

Despite recent advancements in 3D food printing, the industry has many challenges to overcome.

Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.

Despite the poor service of the hotel, the manager is reluctant to invest in sufficient training for his staff.

Despite the previous rounds of talks, no agreement has been reached so far by the two sides.

Despite the serious nature of inspections, they resulted in some funny moments.

Despite their many differences, all human beings share several defining characteristics.

He sensed a great potential in her despite her weaknesses.

I learned through another woman's eyes that my daughter was still a good person despite her troubled teenage years.

In any case, despite so much evidence to the contrary, many managers still agree to theory X.

The reason why the ponies here are naughty is that Haytor is a tourist-heavy area and tourists are constantly feeding the ponies foods, despite signs asking them not to.

The thing is, a number of them have admitted that despite their success, they aren't happy.

This is despite evidence that a dollar spent on risk-reduction saves at least two on reconstruction.

Thus humans who lived a million years ago, despite their big brains and sharp stone tools, lived in constant fear of meat-eating animals.

More recently, while examining housing construction, the researchers discovered that illiterate, non-English- speaking Mexican workers in Houston, Texas, consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building industry’s work.

In 2005, IBM noted in a court filing that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents despite the fact that it questioned the legal basis for granting them.

Despite variations in detail, wholesale markets in the countries that have been closely examined— France, Germany, Italy and Spain—are made out of the same building blocks.

Despite these factors, many social scientists seem reluctant to tackle such problems.

Unfortunately, despite years in the making, “The Heart of the Matter” never gets to the heart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities.

If everything was going so well, then why did over 17 million people vote for Brexit, despite the warnings about what it could do to their country’s economic prospects?.

But despite common misconceptions, a gap year does not hinder the success of academic pursuits—in fact, it probably enhances it.

But—despite some claims to the contrary, laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness.

Despite attempts by the Church to strong-arm this new generation of logicians and rationalists, more explanations for how the universe functioned were being made, and at a rate that the people-including the Church -could no longer ignore.

Despite graduating into the best economy in the past 50 years, Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like.

Despite the appeals court's decision, big questions remain unanswered.

Despite trade competition and outsourcing, American manufacturing still needs to replace tens of thousands of retiring boomers every years.

Despite variations in detail, wholesale markets in the countries that have been closely examined—France, Germany, Italy and Spain—are made out of the same building blocks.

If everything was going so well, then why did over 17 million people vote for Brexit, despite the warnings about what it could do to their country's economic prospects?

In 2005, IBM noted in a court filing that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents, despite the fact that it questioned the legal basis for granting them.

Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida made opposition to the zone a centrepiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality.

More recently, while examining housing construction, the researchers discovered that illiterate, non-English- speaking Mexican workers in Houston, Texas, consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building in

The Dutch giant Elsevier, which claims to publish 25% of the scientific papers produced in the world, made profits of more than £900m last year, while UK universities alone spent more than £210m in 2016 to enable researchers to access their own publicly f

This advice is more relevant now than ever before, even as more parents want to embrace the ideas of their children, despite the current housing crunch.

Unfortunately, despite 2.5 years in the making, "The Heart of the Matter" never gets to the heart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities.

双语例句

1. She persevered in her idea despite obvious objections raised by friends.: 虽然朋友们明确反对，她还是坚持己见。

2. Despite his lack of experience, he got the job.: 他虽然经验不足，但还是获得了这份工作。

3. Despite his bulk he moved lightly on his feet.: 尽管他身形庞大，移动起来还是很灵巧。

4. Despite her status, the Duchess will not be given preferential treatment.: 虽然地位显赫，但是公爵夫人并不会得到优待。

5. Despite his unconventional methods, he has inspired pupils more than anyone else.: 尽管他的方法不同寻常，但他给予学生的激励比其他人都要多。