be
exist
live【导航词义:存在】
be v. 存在
〔辨析〕除了用作连系动词外,还可表示某物存在或某事发生,常用于正式文体。
〔例证〕
to be or not to be
生存还是毁灭
The great empire has ceased to be.
那个伟大的帝国已不复存在了。
Where is the wedding to be?
婚礼在何处举行?
exist v. 存在;生存
〔辨析〕指真实地发生或存在,也可指在困境中生活,不用进行时。
〔例证〕
I believe that God exists.
我相信上帝存在。
Salt exists in many things.
许多东西中都含有盐分。
Fish cannot exist without water.
没有水,鱼就不能生存。
He exists on porridge.
他靠稀粥度日。
live v. 活着;生活
〔辨析〕指生存、存活,或者强调以某种方式过活,可用进行时。
〔例证〕
His grandmother lived until she was 105.
他的祖母活到105岁。
Since their marriage, the young couple has been living happily.
结婚之后,这对年轻的夫妻过着幸福的生活。
The local people there have lived through two world wars.
那里的当地居民经历过两次世界大战。