being

英 [ˈbiːɪŋ]

美 [ˈbiːɪŋ]

n.  存在; 生存; 生物; 思想感情; 身心
are的现在分词; be的现在分词

复数：beings　

高考CET4考研

Collins.3 / BNC.1956 / COCA.1676

牛津词典

noun

• 存在；生存
  existence
  1. The Irish Free State came into being in 1922.
     爱尔兰自由邦成立于1922年。
  2. A new era was brought into being by the war.
     那场战争使得一个新的时代产生了。
• 生物
  a living creature
  1. human beings
     人
  2. a strange being from another planet
     来自另一星球的陌生生物
• 思想感情；身心
  your mind and all of your feelings
  1. I hated him with my whole being.
     我从心底憎恨他。

柯林斯词典

• 
  Beingis the present participle ofbe.
• V-LINK （用于说明原因的非限定性从句中）因为，由于
  Beingis used in non-finite clauses where you are giving the reason for something.
  1. It being a Sunday, the old men had the day off...
     因为是星期天，所以老人都休息。
  2. Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it...
     出于天性，小男孩们可能会决定利用这一点。
  3. Of course, being young, I did not worry.
     当然，因为还年轻，所以我并不担心。
• See also:People expect a horse to perform like a car, with no thought for its feelings as a living being....beings from outer space.human being
• N-UNCOUNT 存在
  Beingis existence. Something that isin beingor comesinto beingexists.
  1. Abraham Maslow described psychology as 'the science of being.'...
     亚伯拉罕·马斯洛形容心理学是“存在的科学”。
  2. The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.
     意大利王国于1861年3月17日正式成立。
  3. ...the complex process by which the novel is brought into being.
     这部小说复杂的写作过程
• PHR-CONJ-SUBORD （用于解释所说内容的原因）因为，由于
  You can usebeing asto introduce a reason for what you are saying.
  1. I used to go everywhere with my mother being as I was the youngest.
     我以前到哪儿都跟着我妈，因为我是老小。
• See also:well-being

英英释义

noun

• a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
  Synonym:organism
• the state or fact of existing
  1. a point of view gradually coming into being
  2. laws in existence for centuries
  Synonym:beingnessexistence

双语例句

• The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.
  意大利王国于1861年3月17日正式成立。
• Being a foreigner was not a handicap.
  身为外国人并不是一个障碍。
• She expressed resentment at being interviewed by a social worker
  她表达了对被一位社工采访的愤恨。
• They felt they were being sucked into a whirlpool of publicity
  他们觉得好像陷入了一个宣传的漩涡中。
• You are being too modest.
  你过谦了。
• I was tired of being a bookkeeper.
  我厌倦了当簿记员。
• I impressed on him what a huge honour he was being offered.
  我让他铭记他当时被授予了多么大的荣誉。
• I'm not being boastful.
  我不是在吹牛。
• He lost his job for allegedly being incapable.
  据说他由于软弱无能而丢掉了工作。
• She was weary of being alone.
  她厌倦了独处。