despite用法

despite作介词有“不管”、“不在乎”、“虽有”的意思，作名词有“侮辱”、“憎恨”、“轻蔑的拒绝或不承认”的意思。despite用作介词时，与in spite of同义，都表示“尽管”、“虽然”、“不顾”之意，放在句首时，要接具体的成分。

例句

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 being tortured she proclaimed her innocence.

尽管受到拷打，她仍声称自己是清白的。

Despite her problems, she carried on working as usual.

尽管她有困难，她照样继续工作。

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。