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being n.存在；人；生物；本质 (1) 我不喜欢整天给关在屋子里。(2) 偷吃而不被人发现很有趣。(3) 陶器的优点在于比木器更容易保持清洁。(4) 我有种感觉我们正被人跟踪。(5) 那条船马上就有失事的危险。(6) 我毕生谴责暴力行为。(7) 世界是什么时候形成的？(8) 我们生存的目的是什么？ To be, or not to be — that is the question when you're talking about being. Things that exist are in a state of being: this meaning of being is a little vague, but it has to do with the way things are alive and real. The other meaning is easier: beings are living things. Every person is a being, and so is every animal. Beings are no longer in a state of being when they're dead.

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英 ['biːɪŋ] 美 ['biːɪŋ] (1) I don't like being pent up in the house all the time.(2) It is fun eating by stealth without being found.(3) Earthenware has an advantage over wood in being more easily kept clean.(4) I have a feeling that we are being followed.(5) The ship was in imminent peril of being wrecked.(6) I detest violence with my whole being.(7) When did the world come into being?(8) What is the purpose of our being? A being is any living creature, from a person to a bug. Being also refers to the state of existing. 1 Being is the present participle of be . 2[V-LINK 连系动词]（用于说明原因的非限定性从句中）因为，由于 Being is used in non-finite clauses where you are giving the reason for something.   [V n]  [V adj]  [Also V prep]It being a Sunday, the old men had the day off...因为是星期天，所以老人都休息。Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it...出于天性，小男孩们可能会决定利用这一点。Of course, being young, I did not worry.当然，因为还年轻，所以我并不担心。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:human being；生物 You can refer to any real or imaginary creature as a being . People expect a horse to perform like a car, with no thought for its feelings as a living being.人们希望马能像汽车一样，完全没有考虑到马作为一种有生命的动物会有什么样的感受。...beings from outer space.来自外太空的生物4[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]存在 Being is existence. Something that is in being or comes into being exists. Abraham Maslow described psychology as 'the science of being.'...亚伯拉罕·马斯洛形容心理学是“存在的科学”。The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.意大利王国于1861年3月17日正式成立。...the complex process by which the novel is brought into being.这部小说复杂的写作过程5[PHR-CONJ-SUBORD ]（用于解释所说内容的原因）因为，由于 You can use being as to introduce a reason for what you are saying.   [mainly BRIT 主英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]  [SPOKEN 口语]I used to go everywhere with my mother being as I was the youngest.我以前到哪儿都跟着我妈，因为我是老小。6See also:well-being；  other things being equal→see: equal； for the time being→see: time；

英语单词	being
英美音标	英 ['biːɪŋ] 美 ['biːɪŋ]
中文释义	n.存在；人；生物；本质
英语例句	(1) I don't like being pent up in the house all the time. (2) It is fun eating by stealth without being found. (3) Earthenware has an advantage over wood in being more easily kept clean. (4) I have a feeling that we are being followed. (5) The ship was in imminent peril of being wrecked. (6) I detest violence with my whole being. (7) When did the world come into being? (8) What is the purpose of our being?
中文例句	(1) 我不喜欢整天给关在屋子里。 (2) 偷吃而不被人发现很有趣。 (3) 陶器的优点在于比木器更容易保持清洁。 (4) 我有种感觉我们正被人跟踪。 (5) 那条船马上就有失事的危险。 (6) 我毕生谴责暴力行为。 (7) 世界是什么时候形成的？ (8) 我们生存的目的是什么？
vocabulary简明	A being is any living creature, from a person to a bug. Being also refers to the state of existing.
vocabulary扩展	To be, or not to be — that is the question when you're talking about being. Things that exist are in a state of being: this meaning of being is a little vague, but it has to do with the way things are alive and real. The other meaning is easier: beings are living things. Every person is a being, and so is every animal. Beings are no longer in a state of being when they're dead.
柯林斯解释	1 Being is the present participle of be . 2 [V-LINK 连系动词]（用于说明原因的非限定性从句中）因为，由于 Being is used in non-finite clauses where you are giving the reason for something. [V n] [V adj] [Also V prep] It being a Sunday, the old men had the day off... 因为是星期天，所以老人都休息。 Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it... 出于天性，小男孩们可能会决定利用这一点。 Of course, being young, I did not worry. 当然，因为还年轻，所以我并不担心。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:human being ；生物 You can refer to any real or imaginary creature as a being . People expect a horse to perform like a car, with no thought for its feelings as a living being. 人们希望马能像汽车一样，完全没有考虑到马作为一种有生命的动物会有什么样的感受。 ...beings from outer space. 来自外太空的生物 4 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]存在 Being is existence. Something that is in being or comes into being exists. Abraham Maslow described psychology as 'the science of being.'... 亚伯拉罕·马斯洛形容心理学是“存在的科学”。 The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861. 意大利王国于1861年3月17日正式成立。 ...the complex process by which the novel is brought into being. 这部小说复杂的写作过程 5 [PHR-CONJ-SUBORD ]（用于解释所说内容的原因）因为，由于 You can use being as to introduce a reason for what you are saying. [mainly BRIT 主英] [INFORMAL 非正式] [SPOKEN 口语] I used to go everywhere with my mother being as I was the youngest. 我以前到哪儿都跟着我妈，因为我是老小。 6 See also:well-being ； other things being equal→see: equal ； for the time being→see: time ；

I Living State Things Person Meaning Beings Reason