exist
- vi.存在;(尤指在困境或贫困中)生活，生存;实际上有
过去式： existed 现在分词： existing 过去分词： existed 第三人称单数： exists
ex- 出,出去 + (s)ist 站立
existverb
存在；实际上有
to be real; to be present in a place or situation
Does life exist on other planets?
其他行星上有生命吗？
The problem only exists in your head, Jane.
这个问题不过是你的想象，简。
Few of these monkeys still exist in the wild.
这些猴子野生的已为数不多了。
On his retirement the post will cease to exist .
他退休后这个职位就会撤掉。
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。
（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
We existed on a diet of rice.
我们靠吃大米过活。
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。
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VERB 存在;实际上有
If something exists, it is present in the world as a real thing.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。
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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.I exist from one visit to the next...
我的生活就是一个接一个的访问。
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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。
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For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist
实际上协议已经不复存在。
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New information is matched against existing data in the computer .
新的资料和电脑中已有的数据作了比较。
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The new design will eventually replace all existing models .
新的设计最终将会取代所有现有的型号。
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The new system interfaces with existing telephone equipment .
新系统与现有的电话设备相连接。
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These programs can be integrated with your existing software .
这些程序能和你的已有的软件整合成一体。
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The new degree and the existing certificate courses would run in parallel .
新的学位课程和现有的证书课程将并行开设。
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Considerable modification of the existing system is needed .
需要对现有的系统进行相当大的改进。
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A culture of failure exists in some schools .
在某些学校中存在着失败文化。
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The plan , as yet , only exists in embryonic form .
这个计划迄今为止还只是在酝酿之中。
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The problem only exists in your head , Jane .
这个问题不过是你的想象，简。
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New laws will soon replace existing legislation .
新法律即将取代现行法规。
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The idea already existed in embryo in his earlier novels .
这个想法在他早期的小说中已初见端倪。
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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。
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The existing law is not entirely / wholly satisfactory .
现行法律并不十分完善。
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A pro tem committee was formed from existing members .
由现有的委员组成了一个临时委员会。
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This is a side of Alan that I never knew existed .
我以前从来不知道艾伦还有这样的一面。
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This suggestion did not fit very happily with our existing plans .
这个建议与我们目前的计划不十分契合。
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If society is to exist as a unity , its members must have shared values .
社会若要成为一个统一的群体，它的成员就必须有共同的价值观。
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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。
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We existed on a diet of rice .
我们靠吃大米过活。
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Racism exists at all levels of society .
种族主义存在于社会各阶层。
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Does life exist on other planets ?
其他行星上有生命吗？
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We plan to widen the scope of our existing activities by offering more language courses .
我们计划通过开设更多的语言课程扩大我们现有的活动范围。
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Many possible orderings may exist .
组合方式可能有许多种。
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Strip off all the existing paint .
把现有的油漆全部刮掉。
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The unit has become part of a larger department and no longer exists as a separate entity .
这个单位已附属于一个大的部门，不再作为一个实体独立存在。
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He threatened to expose the racism that existed within the police force .
他扬言要把警察内部存在的种族歧视公之于众。
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On his retirement the post will cease to exist .
他退休后这个职位就会撤掉。
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Existing shareholders will have pre-emption rights .
现有股东将有优先购买权。
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。
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？
指真实地发生或存在，也可指在困境中生活，不用进行时。
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。
指生存、存活，或者强调以某种方式过活，可用进行时。
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。