单词 | exist |
释义 | exist —exister, n. /ig zist"/, v.i. 1. to have actual being; be: The world exists, whether you like it or not. 2. to have life or animation; live. 3. to continue to be or live: Belief in magic still exists. 4. to have being in a specified place or under certain conditions; be found; occur: Hunger exists in many parts of the world. 5. to achieve the basic needs of existence, as food and shelter: He's not living, he's merely existing. [1595-1605; < L ex(s)istere to exist, appear, emerge, equiv. to ex- EX-1 + sistere to stand] Syn. 3. survive, persist, last, endure, stay, remain. |
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