despite 放在句首是做动词用吗?例如这一句despite the fact that the government has made every effort to help the farme

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despite 放在句首是做动词用吗?例如这一句despite the fact that the government has made every effort to help the farmers .句意是,尽管政府近年来已尽最大努力帮助农民摆脱贫困,但一些农民仍然过着贫穷的生活

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