being

['bi:iŋ]

n.存在,人,生物,本质
adj.现在的,目前的

例句与用法：

I don't like being pent up in the house all the time.

我不喜欢整天给关在屋子里。

It is fun eating by stealth without being found.

偷吃而不被人发现很有趣。

Earthenware has an advantage over wood in being more easily kept clean.

陶器的优点在于比木器更容易保持清洁。

I have a feeling that we are being followed.

我有种感觉我们正被人跟踪。

The ship was in imminent peril of being wrecked.

那条船马上就有失事的危险。

I detest violence with my whole being.

我毕生谴责暴力行为。

When did the world come into being?

世界是什么时候形成的？

What is the purpose of our being?

我们生存的目的是什么？

详细释义：

n.

1. 存在; 生存; 生命[U]

When did the universe come into being?

宇宙最初是何时形成的?

2. 生物; 人[C]

Has anybody ever seen any beings from outer space?

有人见到过外星人吗?

3. (常指有生命体之)本质[U]

短语词组：

come into being

1. 形成

We do not know when this world came into being.

我们不知道世界是何时形成的。

for the time being

1. 暂时; 眼下, 目前

Let's share the room for the time being.

我们暂时合住一个房间吧!

Let's do it just for the time being.

我们暂时这么做吧。

in being

1. 现有的; 存在的

This school should be kept in being.

这所学校应予以保留。