英语词汇“being”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

being

释义

being /bēˈing/

noun

Existence
Substance
Essence
Any person or living thing that exists or may exist
Anything material or immaterial that can be conceived as existing (philosophy)

adjective

Existing or present

ORIGIN: Verbal noun and prp of be

bēˈingless adjective

bēˈingness noun

the Supreme Being

God

be

abbrev

Bill of exchange

be /bē/

intransitive verb (prp bēˈing; pap been /bēn or bin/; present subjunctive be; archaic and dialect present indicative be (see am, art², is, are¹); for pat see was, wast¹, were, wert)

To live
To exist
To happen, take place
To occupy a position in space
To have the state or quality mentioned
To remain or continue without change
(with infinitive) must, need (to)
‘be’ also helps form some compound tenses, such as continuous and passive

ORIGIN: OE bēon; Ger bin (1st pers); Gaelic bi exist; Welsh byw live; Gr phyein produce, grow; L fuī I was, fīō I become; Sans bhavati he is; orig to grow

beˈ-all noun (Shakespeare)

All that is to be

be-all and end-all noun

The supreme aim or issue

be that as it may see under may¹

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