n 惡意，壞心(ill-will or desire to hurt or offend sb else)[U]：do sth out of/from～出于惡意做某事;neglect to give sb the message out of～出于惡意不給某人留口信;resent one's～on sb 向某人泄憤;S～is foreign to her nature. 惡意與她的本性格格不入?！纪絟ate，hatred，bitterness;〖反〗love，kindness，kindliness;
in spite of 不顧，盡管：She went shopping in～of the heavy rain. 盡管下著大雨，她還是外出購(gòu)物了。
vt 惡意對(duì)待，故意使人煩惱(annoy，offend or frustrate，because of spite)[T+n]：He only did that to～me! 他這樣做無非是故意氣我。
→′spiteful adj 惡意的;懷恨的;′spitefully adv 惡意地;懷恨地;′spitefulness n 惡意;
【辨異】in spite of與 despite的區(qū)別見DESPITE。