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查询技巧:
1、输入单个单词准确查询。
2、使用%模糊查询,匹配任意长度字符:
   %a    以a结尾的单词;
   ab%    以ab开头的单词;
   %ac%    含有ac的单词。
3、使用_模糊查询,匹配单个任意字符:
   _a_    三位且a在中间的单词;
   _ad    三位且ad结尾的单词;
   ac_    三位且ac开头的单词;
   _a    两位且a结尾的单词;
   a_    两位且a开头的单词。
4、带连字符-的单词,需含-字符才能模糊查询,如well-know需输入 well-% 。
5、在手机键盘上,如果g上有%和v上有_,则可长按输入。

despite the fact that

美 / dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðæt /
尽管;尽管事实如此;尽管…事实存在

1. She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring.
尽管她认为物理枯燥无味,她却学得很好。
2. For whatever odd reason, I was into him, despite the fact that all of my friends and family hated him.
可不知因为什么古怪的原因,我就是被他迷住了,尽管我的朋友和家人都讨厌他。
3. Despite the fact that she was wearing a seat belt, she was thrown sharply forward.
尽管她系了安全带,还是被猛然前抛。
4. Despite the fact that the disease is so prevalent, treatment is still far from satisfactory.
尽管事实上这种疾病非常普遍,治疗却远不尽如人意。
5. Despite the fact that I have tried to be objective, the book inevitably mirrors my own interests and experiences.
尽管我曾努力做到客观,但这本书还是不可避免地反映出了我自己的兴趣和经历。