| 单词 | coexist |
| 释义 | coexist (once / 4214 pages) v To coexist is to live in the same place or at the same time. If you, your roommate, and a cat all live in an apartment together, you can say the three of you coexist. You can use the verb coexist to simply mean "exist together," or it can mean something more specific — to live peacefully or tolerantly in the same place. Two countries might have to work to find a way to coexist despite years of conflict, for example. The word has been around since the 1600's, but it wasn't used in this second, diplomatic way until 1931. Coexist combines exist, "be" or "live," with the prefix co, "together." WORD FAMILYcoexist: coexisted, coexistent, coexisting, coexists+/coexistence: coexistences/coexistent: coexistence, coexistently/exist: coexist, existed, existent, existing, exists, preexist/existence: existences, existential/existent: existence, existently, nonexistent, pre-existent/existential: existentialism, existentially/existentialism: existentialist/existentialist: existentialists/existing: pre-existing/nonexistence: nonexistences/nonexistent: nonexistence/preexist: preexisted, preexistence, preexistent, preexisting, preexists/preexistence: preexistences USAGE EXAMPLESIt at least coexisted with the Reagan boom but ended in disaster in 2008. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) Her earnest, altruistic impulses coexist with a deep misanthropy she can’t quite suppress. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) How would the domestic and international institutions over which he holds sway and with whom he must coexist likely react? New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1v exist together Hypo|Hyper co-occur, coincide, cooccur go with, fall together overlapcoincide partially or wholly be, exist have an existence, be extant 2v coexist peacefully, as of nations |
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