being
n
1 [U]
(a) existence 存在: the richest company in being today 现今实力最为雄厚的公司
What is the purpose of our being? 我们生存的目的是什麽?
(b) one's essence or nature; self 本质; 本性; 本身
I detest violence with my whole being. 我从心底里憎恶暴力.
2 [C] living creature 生物: human beings 人
a strange being from another planet 来自其他星球的奇异生物.
3 (idm 习语) bring sth into `being cause sth to have reality or existence; create sth 使某事物产生或存在; 创造出某物. ,come into `being begin to exist 开始存在
When did the world come into being? 世界是何时开始存在的?
🎯 考研助记
后缀:ing (名词词尾)构成抽象名词,表示行为
🔁 扩展释义
*['bi:iŋ]n. 存在, 性质, 生命, 人, 生物, be的现在分词相关词组: come into being for the time being in being
washvt. 洗,清洗;浸湿;冲刷,冲击;洗去罪名;
vi. 耐洗;被洗掉(通常与 out 和 away 连用);(波涛等)拍打;
n. (尤指船过后划出的)水流;要洗的衣物的数量;薄涂层(尤指涂料);
vt. 弄湿;使受洗礼;(光)布满;(猫等)舔净(自身);
adj. 可洗的,耐洗的;(证券交易)虚假的;
pagen. 页;(计算机的)页面;年史;<文>重要事件;
vt. 标记…的页数;翻页;喊出名字以寻找;(在公共传呼系统上)呼叫;
vi. 翻书页;浏览;