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aren't A0415100 (ärnt, är′ənt) Contraction of are not. See Usage Note at ain't.aren't (ɑːnt) contraction of1. are not2. informal chiefly (used in interrogative sentences) Brit am notaren't (ɑrnt, ˈɑr ənt) 1. contraction of are not. 2. contraction of am not (used interrogatively). [as contraction of am not, a doublet of ain ' t (without raising of the vowel), sp. aren't by r-less speakers; ar was later substituted for the long a by rhotic speakers] usage: The interrogative first-person use of aren't (I'm right, aren't I?) is objected to by some because a declarative counterpart, I aren't, does not exist. Others, however, who would not use ain't, still prefer aren't I to the rather formal alternative am I not. See also ain't. Translationsbe (biː) present tense am (am) are (aː) , is (iz) : past tense was (woz) , were (wəː) : present participle ˈbeing: past participle been (biːn, (American) bin) : subjunctive were (wəː) : short forms I'm (aim) (I am), you're (juə) (you are), he's (hiːz) (he is), she's (ʃiːz) (she is), it's (its) (it is), we're (wiə) (we are), they're (θeə) (they are): negative short forms isn't (ˈiznt) (is not), aren't (aːnt) (are not), wasn't (ˈwoznt) (was not), weren't (wəːnt) (were not) – verb1. used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses. I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?. 與現在分詞連用,構成進行式 是(与现在分词连用,构成进行式) 2. used with a present participle to form a type of future tense. I'm going to London. 與現在分詞連用,構成未來式 与动词的现在分词连用,构成将来时 3. used with a past participle to form the passive voice. He was shot. 與過去分詞連用,構成被動語態 与动词的现在分词连用,构成被动语态 4. used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc. (與動詞加to的不定詞連用)表示必要、目的、未來可能發生等 与动词不定式连用,表示约定、意图、可能性等 5. used in giving or asking for information about something or someone. I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly. 用於提供或查詢訊息 提供或询问某人(事)的情况 ˈbeing noun1. existence. When did the Roman Empire come into being? 存在 存在2. any living person or thing. beings from outer space. 生物 生物the be-all and end-all the final aim apart from which nothing is of any real importance. This job isn't the be-all and end-all of existence. 最終目標 最高目标EncyclopediaSee'mThesaurusSeeBe |