3.in spite of sth尽管…;不管…;不顾…
There was a large crowd of onlookers in spite of the rain.有一大群人在冒雨围观。
I really enjoyed my time there in spite of having a heavy workload.尽管工作繁重, 我还是十分享受我在那里的时光。
He was still outside, in spite of it being dark and really quite cold.尽管天黑了并且真的很冷, 他仍在外面。