exist

英 [ɪɡˈzɪst] 美 [ɪɡˈzɪst]

v.  存在; 实际上有; (尤指在困境或贫困中)生活,生存

第三人称单数:exists过去式:existed过去分词:existed现在分词:existing

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牛津词典

verb

  1. 存在;实际上有
    to be real; to be present in a place or situation
    1. Does life exist on other planets?
      其他行星上有生命吗?
    2. The problem only exists in your head, Jane.
      这个问题不过是你的想象,简。
    3. Few of these monkeys still exist in the wild.
      这些猴子野生的已为数不多了。
    4. On his retirement the post will cease to exist .
      他退休后这个职位就会撤掉。
    5. The charity exists to support victims of crime.
      设立这个慈善机构是为了援助罪案受害者。
  2. (尤指在困境或贫困中)生活,生存
    to live, especially in a difficult situation or with very little money
    1. We existed on a diet of rice.
      我们靠吃大米过活。
    2. They can't exist on the money he's earning.
      他们靠他挣的那点钱无法维持生活。

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 存在;实际上有
    If something exists, it is present in the world as a real thing.
    1. He thought that if he couldn't see something, it didn't exist...
      他认为自己看不见的东西就不存在。
    2. Research opportunities exist in a wide range of pure and applied areas of entomology...
      纯理论昆虫学和应用昆虫学的众多领域都存在着研究机会。
    3. When Alfred Adler first postulated in 1908 that there existed an inborn instinct of aggression Freud argued against it.
      当艾尔弗雷德·阿德勒于1908年首次提出人生来就有攻击性本能的假设时,弗洛伊德对此表示反对。
  2. VERB (尤指在逆境中)生存,生活
    To exist means to live, especially under difficult conditions or with very little food or money.
    1. I exist from one visit to the next...
      我的生活就是一个接一个的访问。
    2. I was barely existing.
      我勉强维持生计。
    3. ...the problems of having to exist on unemployment benefit.
      不得不靠失业救济金过活的那些问题

双语例句

  1. The magic cure for inflation does not exist.
    抑制通货膨胀没有什么灵丹妙药。
  2. He thought that if he couldn't see something, it didn't exist
    他认为自己看不见的东西就不存在。
  3. When Alfred Adler first postulated in 1908 that there existed an inborn instinct of aggression Freud argued against it.
    当艾尔弗雷德·阿德勒于1908年首次提出人生来就有攻击性本能的假设时,弗洛伊德对此表示反对。
  4. I was barely existing.
    我勉强维持生计。
  5. I would have to learn, little by little, to exist alone.
    我得慢慢学会独自生活。
  6. Given the sheer number of stars that exist it's a mathematical certainty that there is life on other planets.
    考虑到现有星球数量,从数学的角度来说,其他行星上面肯定存在生命。
  7. Many of the groups exist in name only
    许多团体实际上是有名无实。
  8. Although the old secret police have been abolished, the military police still exist
    虽然旧时的秘密警察业已废除,但宪兵队依然存在。
  9. Machines now exist to pack olives in jars.
    现在可用机器将橄榄装进罐子里。
  10. Various insurance schemes already exist for this purpose.
    已经有各种保险计划可以实现这一目的。
  11. For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist
    实际上协议已经不复存在。
  12. The addict often reads disapproval into people's reactions to him even where it does not exist
    这个瘾君子经常把别人对他的反应当作反感他的意思,即使别人并没有那个意思。
  13. Many theories on punishment exist, all of which are variations on a theme.
    关于惩罚的理论有很多,虽形式略有不同,但其主旨都是一样的。
  14. Unless Hitler withdrew his troops from Poland by 11 o'clock that morning, a state of war would exist between Great Britain and Germany
    如果希特勒那天上午11点前不从波兰撤兵,英德两国便将处于战争状态。
  15. Perfect things do not exist.
    完美无缺的东西是没有的。
  16. Does life exist on Mars?
    火星上有生命吗?
  17. When the conditions exist, go ahead; when they don't exist, then create them and go ahead.
    有条件要上,没有条件,创造条件也要上。
  18. It is possible that such cases exist.
    盖有之矣。
  19. Across geographic gradients, levins expects allopatric races or coenospecies exist.
    穿过地理梯度,莱文斯预料有分布区不重叠的小种或近群种。
  20. There must exist agreement of a verb and a subject in person and number.
    动词与主语必须在人称和数上一致。
  21. Literature does not exist in some timeless absolute.
    文学不能存在于一个不受时间限制的绝对条件之下。
  22. Problems also exist in agriculture.
    农业也存在着一些问题。
  23. In physics the concept of a noninteracting particle does not exist.
    在物理学的概念里,没有不发生相互作用的粒子。
  24. If one or more of the equations are violated, then V does not exist.
    如果方程中的一个或多个不被满足,则v不存在。
  25. Problems exist in many sectors.
    不少环节上存在着问题。
  26. Polyester silk dealer and polyester manufacturer in the market prices hang upside down, spinning factory sales inventory pressures, pressures exist side by side.
    涤丝市场上经销商与涤丝厂家价格倒挂,纺丝厂家库存压力、销售压力并存。
  27. Bureaucracy and corruption still exist to varying degrees in many sectors.
    在不少环节上还不同程度存在官僚主义和腐败现象。
  28. I exist by what I think and I can't stop myself from thinking.
    我靠我之所思生存,因此我不能停止思想。
  29. Peace and war exist cheek by jowl in the world today.
    当今世界存在着战争与和平这对孪生兄弟。
  30. This demonstrates a level of access control available in Scala that does not exist in the Java language.
    这演示了Scala中特有的一种访问控制级别,而Java语言中不存在这种访问控制。

同义词辨析

  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。

英英释义

verb

  1. have an existence, be extant
    1. Is there a God?

    Synonym:    be

  2. support oneself
    1. he could barely exist on such a low wage
    2. Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?
    3. Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day

    Synonym:    survivelivesubsist