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Oxford be / bi ; NAmE bi / / strong form biː strong form biː /
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verb 1 linking verb there is/are + noun to exist; to be present 有;存在 Is there a God? 上帝存在吗? Once upon a time there was a princess… 从前有一位公主… I tried phoning but there was no answer. 我试打过电话,但没人接。 There's a bank down the road. 沿马路不远有一家银行。 Was there a pool at the hotel? 旅馆里有游泳池吗? 2 [intransitive ] + adv./prep. to be located; to be in a place 位于;在(某处) The town is three miles away. 镇子距此地三英里远。 If you're looking for your file, it's on the table. 你要找的文件在桌子上。 Mary's upstairs. 玛丽在楼上。 3 [intransitive ] + adv./prep. to happen at a time or in a place (在某时或某地)发生 The party is on Friday evening. 聚会定于周五晚上举行。 The meetings are always in the main conference room. 会议总是在主会议室进行。 4 [intransitive ] + adv./prep. to remain in a place 留在(某地);逗留 She has been in her room for hours. 她已经在她的房间里待了几个小时了。 They're here till Christmas. 他们将在这里一直住到圣诞节。 5 [intransitive ] + adv./prep. to attend an event; to be present in a place 出席;到场 I'll be at the party. 我将出席聚会。 He'll be here soon (= will arrive soon). 他很快就会到达。 6 [intransitive ] ( only used in the perfect tenses 仅用于完成时 ) + adv./prep. to visit or call 前往;造访;访问 I've never been to Spain. 我从未去过西班牙。 He had been abroad many times. 他曾多次出国。 ( BrE) Has the postman been yet? 邮递员来过了吗? HELP  In NAmE, comeis used instead 在美式英语中用 come 代替 Has the mailman come yet? 邮递员来过了吗? 7 [intransitive ] befrom… used to say where sb was born or where their home is 出生于(某地);来自…;是(某地的)人 She's from Italy. 她是意大利人。 8 linking verb used when you are naming people or things, describing them or giving more information about them (提供名称或信息时用) + noun Today is Monday. 今天是星期一。 ‘Who is that?’ ‘It's my brother.’ “那个人是谁?”“是我哥哥。” She's a great beauty. 她是个大美人。 Susan is a doctor. 苏珊是医生。 He wants to be (= become)a pilot when he grows up. 他想在长大后当飞行员。 + adj. It's beautiful! 美呀! Life is unfair. 人生没有公平。 He is ten years old. 他十岁了。 ‘How are you?’ ‘I'm very well, thanks.’ “你好吗?”“我很好,谢谢。” Be quick! 快点! be(that)… The fact is(that) we don't have enough money. 事实是我们没有那么多钱。 bedoing sth The problem is getting it all done in the time available. 问题是要在现有的时间内把它全部完成。 beto do sth The problem is to get it all done in the time available. 问题是要在现有的时间内把它全部完成。 9 linking verb it is/was used when you are describing a situation or saying what you think about it (描述情况或表达想法时用) + adj. It was really hot in the sauna. 桑拿浴的确很热。 It's strange how she never comes to see us any more. 奇怪,她怎么再也不来看我们了。 He thinks it's clever to make fun of people. 他觉得拿别人开玩笑显得聪明。 + noun It would be a shame if you lost it. 你要是把它丢了就太可惜了。 It's going to be a great match. 这将是一场了不起的比赛。 10 linking verb it is/was used to talk about time (用于表达时间) + noun It's two thirty. 现在是两点三十。 + adj. It was late at night when we finally arrived. 我们最后到达时已是深夜。 11 linking verb + noun used to say what sth is made of (表示所用的材料) Is your jacket real leather? 你的夹克是真皮的吗? 12 linking verb [intransitive ] used to say who sth belongs to or who it is intended for (表示某物所属) bemine, yours, etc. The money's not yours, it's John's. 这钱不是你的,是约翰的。 befor me, you, etc. This package is for you. 这份包裹是给你的。 13 linking verb + noun to cost 花费;值 ‘How much is that dress?’ ‘Eighty dollars.’ “那条连衣裙多少钱?”“八十块钱。” 14 linking verb + noun to be equal to 等于;等同 Three and three is six. 三加三等于六。 How much is a thousand pounds in euros? 一千英镑合多少欧元? Let x be the sum of a and b. 设 x 为 a 加 b 之和。 London is not England (= do not think that all of England is like London). 伦敦并不等于英格兰(不要以为整个英格兰都像伦敦)。 15 linking verb ~ everything, nothing, etc. (to sb) used to say how important sth is to sb (表示对某人的重要性) Money isn't everything (= it is not the only important thing). 金钱不是一切(不是唯一重要的东西)。 A thousand dollars is nothing to somebody as rich as he is. 一千元对于像他这么富有的人来说算不上什么。 IDIOMS Most idioms containing beare at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example be the death of sbis at death. 大多数含 be 的习语,都可在该等习语中的名词及形容词相关词条找到,如 be the death of sb 在词条 death 下。 the ˌbe-all and ˈend-all (of sth) ( informal) the most important part; all that matters 最重要的部份;最要紧的事 Her career is the be-all and end-all of her existence. 她的事业是她生活中至关重要的事。 as/that was as sb/sth used to be called 像以往所称呼的;作为曾用名 Jill Davis that was (= before her marriage) (婚前)姓名为吉尔 · 戴维斯 the Soviet Union, as was 旧称苏联 (he, she, etc. has) been and ˈdone sth ( BrE) ( informal) used to show that you are surprised and annoyed by sth that sb has done (表示吃惊和恼怒) Someone's been and parked in front of the entrance! 有人居然把车停在大门口前! see also go and do sth at go v. if it wasn't/weren't for… used to say that sb/sth stopped sb/sth from happening 若不是(某人╱某事);幸亏 If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be alive today. 如果不是你,我今天不会还活着。 ˌleave/ˌlet sb/sth ˈbe to leave sb/sth alone without disturbing them or it 随…去;不打扰某人╱某事 Leave her be, she obviously doesn't want to talk about it. 别烦她了,她显然不想谈论这事。 Let the poor dog be (= don't annoy it). 别逗弄那条可怜的狗了。 -to-be ( in compounds 构成复合词 ) future 将来 his bride-to-be 他的未婚妻 mothers-to-be (= pregnant women) 孕妇 auxiliary verb 1 used with a past participle to form the passive (与过去分词连用构成被动语态) He was killed in the war. 他死于这场战争。 Where were they made? 这些东西是在哪里制造的? The house was still being built. 房子还在建造中。 You will be told what to do. 会有人告诉你该干什么的。 2 used with a present participle to form progressive tenses (与现在分词连用构成进行时) I am studying Chinese. 我正在学中文。 I'll be seeing him soon. 我很快就要见到他了。 What have you been doing this week? 你这个星期都在做些什么? I'm always being criticized. 我总是受到批评。 3 used to make question tags(= short questions added to the end of statements) (用于反意疑问句) You're not hungry, are you? 你不饿,对吧? Ben's coming, isn't he? 本要来,是不是? The old theatre was pulled down, wasn't it? 老戏院被拆了,对不? 4 used to avoid repeating the full form of a verb in the passive or a progressive tense (在被动语态或进行时中代替重复的动词完整形式) Karen wasn't beaten in any of her games, but all the others were. 卡伦没有输掉任何一场比赛,但所有其他人都输过。 ‘Are you coming with us?’ ‘No, I'm not.’ “你和我们一起去吗?”“不,我不了。” 5 beto do sth used to say what must or should be done (表示必须或应该) I am to call them once I reach the airport. 我一到机场就得给他们打电话。 You are to report this to the police. 这件事你应该报警。 What is to be done about this problem? 该如何处理这个问题? 6 beto do sth used to say what is arranged to happen (表示已安排好要做的事) They are to be married in June. 他们计划于六月份结婚。 7 beto do sth used to say what happened later (表示后来发生的事) He was to regret that decision for the rest of his life (= he did regret it). 他终生都会后悔作出了那一决定。 8 benot, never, etc. to be done used to say what could not or did not happen (表示不会或没有发生时用) Anna was nowhere to be found (= we could not find her anywhere). 我们到处都找不到安娜。 He was never to see his wife again (= although he did not know it would be so at the time, he did not see her again). 他注定再也见不到他的妻子了。 She wanted to write a successful novel, but it was not to be (= it turned out never to happen). 她曾想写一部成功的小说,但从未如愿。 9 if sb/it were to do sth… | were sb/it to do sth… ( formal) used to express a condition (表述条件) If we were to offer you more money, would you stay? 假如我们给你加钱,你愿意留下吗? Were we to offer you more money, would you stay? 假如我们给你加钱,你愿意留下吗? be / bi ; NAmE bi /
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bebe1 /bi; strong biː/ ●●● S1 W1 auxiliary verb (past tense was, were, past participle been, present participle being, first person singular am, second person singular and plural are, third person singular is)
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1used with a present participle to form the continuous(4) tenses of verbs:  Don’t disturb me while I’m working. Gemma was reading. They’ve been asking a lot of questions. That guy’s always causing trouble. We’ll be starting in about an hour. He isn’t leaving, is he?2used with past participles to form the passive:  Smoking is not permitted. I was told about it yesterday. The house is being painted. She’s been invited to a party. The flames could be seen several miles away. The police should have been informed about this.3be to do something formal a)used to talk about arrangements for the future:  Audrey and Jimmy are to be married in June. Two men are to appear in court on charges of armed robbery. b)used to give an order or to tell someone about a rule:  You are to wait here in this room until I return. All staff are to wear uniforms. c)used to say or ask what someone should do or what should happen:  What am I to tell her? He is not to be blamed. d)used to ask how something can be done:  How are we to get out of the present mess?4be to be seen/found/heard etc used to say that something can be seen, found, or heard somewhere:  A large range of species are to be seen in the aquarium. We searched everywhere but the ring was nowhere to be found (=could not be found). The only sound to be heard was the twittering of the birds above us.5was/were to do something used when talking about a time in the past to say what happened later:  This discovery was to have a major effect on the treatment of heart disease.6 a)used in conditional1(2) sentences about an imagined situationwere somebody to do something/if somebody were to do something Even if England were to win the next two matches, Germany would still be three points ahead. Were we to offer you the job, would you take it? b)used in conditional sentences to introduce an aim when you are saying what must be done in order to achieve itif somebody/something is to do something If we are to succeed in this enterprise, we shall need to plan everything very carefully.7old use used instead of ‘have’ to form the perfect3 tense of some verbs:  The hour is come.
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1[linking verb] used to say that someone or something is the same as the subject of the sentence:  My name is Susan. These are my favourite pictures. He’s my brother. The problem is finding the time to get things done. Our aim was to reduce the number of accidents.2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] used to say where something or someone is:  Jane’s upstairs. Are my keys in the drawer? The principal’s in his office. How long has she been here?3[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] used to say when something happens:  The concert was last night. The party is on Saturday.4[linking verb] used to describe someone or something, or say what group or type they belong to:  The sky was grey. Spiders are not really insects. Mr Cardew was a tall thin man. She wants to be a doctor when she leaves school. Her dress was pure silk. I’m not ready yet.5there is/are used to say that something exists or happens:  There’s a hole in your trousers. There was a loud explosion. ‘I thought there was going to be a party.’ ‘No, there isn’t.’ Is there a problem?6[linking verb] to behave in a particular way:  He was just being rude. Don’t be silly. You’d better be careful.7[linking verb] used to say how old someone is:  His mother died when he was 20. Rachel will be three in November.8[linking verb] used to say who something belongs to:  Whose is this bag? It isn’t mine and it isn’t Sarah’s.9[linking verb] used to talk about the price of something:  ‘How much are the melons?’ ‘The big ones are £2 each.’ see thesaurus at
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10[linking verb] to be equal to a particular number or amount:  32 divided by 8 is 4.11be that as it may formal used to say that even though you accept that something is true, it does not change a situation:  ‘He was only joking.’ ‘Be that as it may, silly remarks like that can do a lot of harm.’12[intransitive] formal to exist:  What was once a great and powerful empire has effectively ceased to be.13be yourself to behave in a natural way, rather than trying to pretend to be different:  Don’t try too hard – just be yourself.14not be yourself to be behaving in a way that is unusual for you, especially because you are ill or upset:  Sorry – I’m not myself this morning.15the be-all and end-all the most important part of a situation or of someone’s lifebe of For Jim, making money was the be-all and end-all of his job.GRAMMAR: Linking verbsBe is a linking verb. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun: · The water was cold.· Leeds is a city in the north of England.
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vt.是; 有,存在; 做,成为; 发生
n.(Be)人名;(缅)拜;(日)部(姓);(朝)培;(中非)贝

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