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be v.有；在；是；到达；拜访 (1) 有必要马上派他到那里去。(2) 全国各地将有雨。(3) 一个成功的商人必须有进取心。(4) 她在自己的房间里待了几个小时。(5) 音乐会将在学校的礼堂内举行。(6) 他们是大学生。(7) 看来这是一项困难的任务。(8) 那将是一次大型的教堂式婚礼。(9) 他们应该在一小时以前到达这里。(10) 他至少去过那儿两次。 The verb be is one of the most frequently used words in English, and it often takes the form of am, are, were, or was. When you make plans to meet someone later, you could say, "I'll be on the steps in front of the library," and when you talk about your goals, you might confess, "I want to be a movie star." It's a verb with a complicated history, stemming mainly from the Old English bēon, "be, exist, or happen."

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英 [bi] 美 [bi] (1) It is necessary that he be sent there at once.(2) There will be rain in all parts of the country.(3) A successful businessman must be aggressive.(4) She has been in her room for hours.(5) The concert will be in the school hall.(6) They are college students.(7) It promised to be a difficult job.(8) It will be a large church wedding.(9) They were supposed to be here an hour ago.(10) He has been there at least twice. To be is to exist, or to take place. As Hamlet best put it: "To be or not to be, that is the question." 1. AUXILIARY VERB USES 助动词用法2. OTHER VERB USES 其他动词用法Part-1In spoken English, forms of be are often shortened, for example ‘I am’ is shortened to ‘I'm’ and ‘was not’ is shortened to ‘wasn't’.在英语口语中，be经常使用缩合形式。如，I am 略作 I'm, was not 略作 wasn't。1[AUX 助动词]（和现在分词连用构成动词的进行式） You use be with a present participle to form the continuous tenses of verbs. be going to→see: going；   [AUX -ing]  [AUX]This is happening in every school throughout the country...全国各地每所学校都在发生这样的事情。She didn't  always think carefully about what she was doing...她对自己在做的事情并不总是考虑得很清楚。Pratt & Whitney has announced that it will be making further job reductions...普惠公司宣布将进一步裁员。He had only been trying to help...他只是想尽力帮忙。He's doing better than I am.他现在混得比我好。2[AUX 助动词]（和过去分词连用构成被动语态） You use be with a past participle to form the passive voice.   [AUX -ed]Forensic experts were called in...法医专家被请来。Her husband was killed in a car crash...她的丈夫死于车祸。The cost of electricity from coal-fired stations is expected to fall...用煤作燃料的火力发电站的成本有望降低。Similar action is being taken by the US government.美国政府正在采取相似的行动。3[AUX 助动词]（和不定式连用表示将来的安排或确定会发生的事情） You use be with an infinitive to indicate that something is planned to happen, that it will definitely happen, or that it must happen. be about to→see: about；   [AUX to-inf]The talks are to begin tomorrow...谈判将于明天开始。It was to be Johnson's first meeting with the board in nearly a month...这将是近一个月来约翰逊首次和董事会碰面。You must take the whole project more seriously if you are to succeed...如果你想成功的话，你必须更认真地对待整个项目。You are to answer to Brian, to take your orders from him.你需要向布赖恩汇报，听从他的指挥。4[AUX 助动词]（和不定式连用表示在某种情况下会发生什么事，应该怎样做或应该由谁来做） You use be with an infinitive to say or ask what should happen or be done in a particular situation, how it should happen, or who should do it.   [AUX to-inf]What am I to do without him?...没有他，我该怎么办？Who is to say which of them had more power?...谁来决定他们之中谁的权力应该更大一些？What is to be done?...应该怎么做？Professor Hirsch is to be commended for bringing the state of our educational system to public notice.在赫希教授的努力下，我们教育体系的现状引起了公众关注，为此对他应该给予嘉许。5[AUX 助动词]（was和were和不定式连用，表示说话时间之后发生的事） You use was and were with an infinitive to talk about something that happened later than the time you are discussing, and was not planned or certain at that time.   [AUX to-inf]Then he received a phone call that was to change his life...然后，他接到一个将改变他一生的电话。A few hours later he was to prove it.几个小时之后他将证明这一点。6[AUX 助动词]（表示可见到、可听到、可发现等） You can say that something is to be seen, heard, or found in a particular place to mean that people can see it, hear it, or find it in that place.   [AUX -ed]Little traffic was to be seen on the streets...街上车辆很少。They are to be found all over the world.它们遍布于世界各地。Part-2In spoken English, forms of be are often shortened, for example ‘I am’ is shortened to ‘I'm’ and ‘was not’ is shortened to ‘wasn't’.在英语口语中，be经常使用缩合形式。如，I am 略作 I'm, was not 略作 wasn't。1[V-LINK 连系动词]（用于提供与主语相关的信息） You use be to introduce more information about the subject, such as its identity, nature, qualities, or position.   [V n]  [V adj]  [V prep/adv]  [V]She's my mother...她是我母亲。This is Elizabeth Blunt, BBC, West Africa...英国广播公司的伊丽莎白·布伦特在西非为您报道。He is a very attractive man...他是一个很有魅力的男人。My grandfather was a butcher...我祖父是个屠夫。The fact that you were willing to pay in the end is all that matters...最后你愿意付钱才是最重要的。He is fifty and has been through two marriages...他今年50岁，经历过两次婚姻。The sky was black...天空一片漆黑。It is 1,267 feet high...它有1,267英尺高。Cheney was in Madrid...切尼当时在马德里。His house is next door...他的房子就在隔壁。Their last major film project was in 1964...他们上一个重要电影项目完成于1964年。'Is it safe?' — 'Well of course it is.'...“安全吗？”——“当然啦。”He's still alive isn't  he?他还活着，不是吗？2[V-LINK 连系动词]（以it作主语，用来进行描述或作出判断） You use be, with 'it' as the subject, in clauses where you are describing something or giving your judgment of a situation.   [it V adj]  [it V adj to-inf]  [it V adj that]  [it V adj -ing]  [it V n that]  [it V n -ing]  [it V n to-inf]  [it V prep to-inf]It was too chilly for swimming...这时候游泳太冷了。Sometimes it is necessary to say no...有时候拒绝是必要的。It is likely that investors will face losses...投资者们可能要面临损失。It's nice having friends to chat to...有朋友聊聊天是很惬意的。It's a good thing I brought lots of handkerchiefs...还好我买了很多手帕。It's no good just having meetings...光开会是没有用的。It's a good idea to avoid refined food...最好少吃精加工食品。It's up to us to prove it.这得靠我们来证明。3[V-LINK 连系动词]（与非人称代词there连用构成there is和there are表示存在或发生） You use be with the impersonal pronoun 'there' in expressions like there is and there are to say that something exists or happens.   [there V n]Clearly there is a problem here...显然，这里出了个问题。There are very few cars on this street...这条街道上车辆很少。There was nothing new in the letter...信里没有什么新的内容。There were always things to think about when she went walking.她去散步的时候总是有一些事情要考虑。4[V-LINK 连系动词]（表示主语和从句和其他从句结构之间的某种联系） You use be as a link between a subject and a clause and in certain other clause structures, as shown below.   [V n]  [V to-inf]  [V -ing]  [V wh]  [V that]  [V as if]It was me she didn't like, not what I represented...她不喜欢的是我，而不是我的陈述。What the media should not do is to exploit people's natural fears...媒体不应该利用人们天生的恐惧心理。Our greatest problem is convincing them...我们最大的问题就是要说服他们。The question was whether protection could be improved...问题在于是否能够加强保护。All she knew was that I'd had a broken marriage...她只知道我的婚姻已经破裂。Local residents said it was as if there had been a nuclear explosion.当地的居民说就好像发生了核爆炸一样。5[V-LINK 连系动词]（用在如the thing is和the point is这样的结构中，引导表示陈述或提出观点的从句） You use be in expressions like the thing is and the point is to introduce a clause in which you make a statement or give your opinion.   [V cl]  [SPOKEN 口语]The fact is, the players gave everything they had...事实上，选手们尽了全力。The plan is good； the problem is it doesn't  go far enough.计划不错；问题在于不够深入。6[V-LINK 连系动词]（用在如to be fair, to be honest或to be serious 这样的结构中表示尽量） You use be in expressions like to be fair ,to be honest, or to be serious to introduce an additional statement or opinion, and to indicate that you are trying to be fair, honest, or serious.   [V adj]She's always noticed. But then, to be honest, Ghislaine likes being noticed...她总是受到关注。但是说句实在话，吉莱纳喜欢被人关注。It enabled students to devote more time to their studies, or to be more accurate, more time to relaxation.它可以让学生们有更多的时间来学习，或者更准确一点说，有更多的时间来放松自己。7[V-LINK 连系动词]（有时用来代替现在时态中be的几个常规形式，尤用于whether后） The form 'be' is used occasionally instead of the normal forms of the present tense, especially after 'whether'.   [be n]  [FORMAL 正式]The chemical agent, whether it be mustard gas or nerve gas, can be absorbed by the skin.这类化学制剂，不管是芥子气还是神经瓦斯，都会被皮肤吸收。8[VERB 动词]存在 If something is, it exists.   [V]  [mainly FORMAL or LITERARY 主正式或文]It hurt so badly he wished to cease to be.他觉得疼痛难忍，恨不得死了算了。...to be or not to be.活着还是死去9[V-LINK 连系动词]保持真我；按自己的方式行事；显常态 To be yourself means to behave in the way that is right and natural for you and your personality.   [V pron-refl]She'd learnt to be herself and to stand up for her convictions.她已经学会了按自己的方式行事，坚持自己的信仰。10[PHRASE 短语]非常；极为 If someone or something is, for example, as happy as can be or as quiet as could be, they are extremely happy or extremely quiet.   [usu v-link PHR]11[PHRASE 短语]如果不是…的话；如果没有…的话 If you talk about what would happen if it wasn't for someone or something, you mean that they are the only thing that is preventing it from happening.   [V inflects]I could happily move back into a flat if it wasn't  for the fact that I'd miss my garden...如果不是因为我会想念自己的花园的话，我会很乐意搬回公寓住。If it hadn't been for her your father would be alive today.如果不是因为她，你父亲今天可能还活着。12[PHRASE 短语]尽管那样；即便如此 You say 'Be that as it may' when you want to move onto another subject or go further with the discussion, without deciding whether what has just been said is right or wrong.   [vagueness]'Is he still just as fat?' — 'I wouldn't know,' continued her mother, ignoring the interruption, 'and be that as it may, he has made a fortune.'“他还是那么胖吗？”——“我不知道，”她妈妈接着说，没有理睬这一打岔，“就算那样，他已经发财了。”13[PHRASE 短语]身体不舒服；身体不适 If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.   [V inflects]She is not herself. She came near to a breakdown.她身体不舒服，简直要崩溃了。

英语单词	be
英美音标	英 [bi] 美 [bi]
中文释义	v.有；在；是；到达；拜访
英语例句	(1) It is necessary that he be sent there at once. (2) There will be rain in all parts of the country. (3) A successful businessman must be aggressive. (4) She has been in her room for hours. (5) The concert will be in the school hall. (6) They are college students. (7) It promised to be a difficult job. (8) It will be a large church wedding. (9) They were supposed to be here an hour ago. (10) He has been there at least twice.
中文例句	(1) 有必要马上派他到那里去。 (2) 全国各地将有雨。 (3) 一个成功的商人必须有进取心。 (4) 她在自己的房间里待了几个小时。 (5) 音乐会将在学校的礼堂内举行。 (6) 他们是大学生。 (7) 看来这是一项困难的任务。 (8) 那将是一次大型的教堂式婚礼。 (9) 他们应该在一小时以前到达这里。 (10) 他至少去过那儿两次。
vocabulary简明	To be is to exist, or to take place. As Hamlet best put it: "To be or not to be, that is the question."
vocabulary扩展	The verb be is one of the most frequently used words in English, and it often takes the form of am, are, were, or was. When you make plans to meet someone later, you could say, "I'll be on the steps in front of the library," and when you talk about your goals, you might confess, "I want to be a movie star." It's a verb with a complicated history, stemming mainly from the Old English bēon, "be, exist, or happen."
柯林斯解释	1. AUXILIARY VERB USES 助动词用法 2. OTHER VERB USES 其他动词用法 Part-1 In spoken English, forms of be are often shortened, for example ‘I am’ is shortened to ‘I'm’ and ‘was not’ is shortened to ‘wasn't’. 在英语口语中，be经常使用缩合形式。如，I am 略作 I'm, was not 略作 wasn't。 1 [AUX 助动词]（和现在分词连用构成动词的进行式） You use be with a present participle to form the continuous tenses of verbs. be going to→see: going ； [AUX -ing] [AUX] This is happening in every school throughout the country... 全国各地每所学校都在发生这样的事情。 She didn't always think carefully about what she was doing... 她对自己在做的事情并不总是考虑得很清楚。 Pratt & Whitney has announced that it will be making further job reductions... 普惠公司宣布将进一步裁员。 He had only been trying to help... 他只是想尽力帮忙。 He's doing better than I am. 他现在混得比我好。 2 [AUX 助动词]（和过去分词连用构成被动语态） You use be with a past participle to form the passive voice. [AUX -ed] Forensic experts were called in... 法医专家被请来。 Her husband was killed in a car crash... 她的丈夫死于车祸。 The cost of electricity from coal-fired stations is expected to fall... 用煤作燃料的火力发电站的成本有望降低。 Similar action is being taken by the US government. 美国政府正在采取相似的行动。 3 [AUX 助动词]（和不定式连用表示将来的安排或确定会发生的事情） You use be with an infinitive to indicate that something is planned to happen, that it will definitely happen, or that it must happen. be about to→see: about ； [AUX to-inf] The talks are to begin tomorrow... 谈判将于明天开始。 It was to be Johnson's first meeting with the board in nearly a month... 这将是近一个月来约翰逊首次和董事会碰面。 You must take the whole project more seriously if you are to succeed... 如果你想成功的话，你必须更认真地对待整个项目。 You are to answer to Brian, to take your orders from him. 你需要向布赖恩汇报，听从他的指挥。 4 [AUX 助动词]（和不定式连用表示在某种情况下会发生什么事，应该怎样做或应该由谁来做） You use be with an infinitive to say or ask what should happen or be done in a particular situation, how it should happen, or who should do it. [AUX to-inf] What am I to do without him?... 没有他，我该怎么办？ Who is to say which of them had more power?... 谁来决定他们之中谁的权力应该更大一些？ What is to be done?... 应该怎么做？ Professor Hirsch is to be commended for bringing the state of our educational system to public notice. 在赫希教授的努力下，我们教育体系的现状引起了公众关注，为此对他应该给予嘉许。 5 [AUX 助动词]（was和were和不定式连用，表示说话时间之后发生的事） You use was and were with an infinitive to talk about something that happened later than the time you are discussing, and was not planned or certain at that time. [AUX to-inf] Then he received a phone call that was to change his life... 然后，他接到一个将改变他一生的电话。 A few hours later he was to prove it. 几个小时之后他将证明这一点。 6 [AUX 助动词]（表示可见到、可听到、可发现等） You can say that something is to be seen, heard, or found in a particular place to mean that people can see it, hear it, or find it in that place. [AUX -ed] Little traffic was to be seen on the streets... 街上车辆很少。 They are to be found all over the world. 它们遍布于世界各地。 Part-2 In spoken English, forms of be are often shortened, for example ‘I am’ is shortened to ‘I'm’ and ‘was not’ is shortened to ‘wasn't’. 在英语口语中，be经常使用缩合形式。如，I am 略作 I'm, was not 略作 wasn't。 1 [V-LINK 连系动词]（用于提供与主语相关的信息） You use be to introduce more information about the subject, such as its identity, nature, qualities, or position. [V n] [V adj] [V prep/adv] [V] She's my mother... 她是我母亲。 This is Elizabeth Blunt, BBC, West Africa... 英国广播公司的伊丽莎白·布伦特在西非为您报道。 He is a very attractive man... 他是一个很有魅力的男人。 My grandfather was a butcher... 我祖父是个屠夫。 The fact that you were willing to pay in the end is all that matters... 最后你愿意付钱才是最重要的。 He is fifty and has been through two marriages... 他今年50岁，经历过两次婚姻。 The sky was black... 天空一片漆黑。 It is 1,267 feet high... 它有1,267英尺高。 Cheney was in Madrid... 切尼当时在马德里。 His house is next door... 他的房子就在隔壁。 Their last major film project was in 1964... 他们上一个重要电影项目完成于1964年。 'Is it safe?' — 'Well of course it is.'... “安全吗？”——“当然啦。” He's still alive isn't he? 他还活着，不是吗？ 2 [V-LINK 连系动词]（以it作主语，用来进行描述或作出判断） You use be, with 'it' as the subject, in clauses where you are describing something or giving your judgment of a situation. [it V adj] [it V adj to-inf] [it V adj that] [it V adj -ing] [it V n that] [it V n -ing] [it V n to-inf] [it V prep to-inf] It was too chilly for swimming... 这时候游泳太冷了。 Sometimes it is necessary to say no... 有时候拒绝是必要的。 It is likely that investors will face losses... 投资者们可能要面临损失。 It's nice having friends to chat to... 有朋友聊聊天是很惬意的。 It's a good thing I brought lots of handkerchiefs... 还好我买了很多手帕。 It's no good just having meetings... 光开会是没有用的。 It's a good idea to avoid refined food... 最好少吃精加工食品。 It's up to us to prove it. 这得靠我们来证明。 3 [V-LINK 连系动词]（与非人称代词there连用构成there is和there are表示存在或发生） You use be with the impersonal pronoun 'there' in expressions like there is and there are to say that something exists or happens. [there V n] Clearly there is a problem here... 显然，这里出了个问题。 There are very few cars on this street... 这条街道上车辆很少。 There was nothing new in the letter... 信里没有什么新的内容。 There were always things to think about when she went walking. 她去散步的时候总是有一些事情要考虑。 4 [V-LINK 连系动词]（表示主语和从句和其他从句结构之间的某种联系） You use be as a link between a subject and a clause and in certain other clause structures, as shown below. [V n] [V to-inf] [V -ing] [V wh] [V that] [V as if] It was me she didn't like, not what I represented... 她不喜欢的是我，而不是我的陈述。 What the media should not do is to exploit people's natural fears... 媒体不应该利用人们天生的恐惧心理。 Our greatest problem is convincing them... 我们最大的问题就是要说服他们。 The question was whether protection could be improved... 问题在于是否能够加强保护。 All she knew was that I'd had a broken marriage... 她只知道我的婚姻已经破裂。 Local residents said it was as if there had been a nuclear explosion. 当地的居民说就好像发生了核爆炸一样。 5 [V-LINK 连系动词]（用在如the thing is和the point is这样的结构中，引导表示陈述或提出观点的从句） You use be in expressions like the thing is and the point is to introduce a clause in which you make a statement or give your opinion. [V cl] [SPOKEN 口语] The fact is, the players gave everything they had... 事实上，选手们尽了全力。 The plan is good； the problem is it doesn't go far enough. 计划不错；问题在于不够深入。 6 [V-LINK 连系动词]（用在如to be fair, to be honest或to be serious 这样的结构中表示尽量） You use be in expressions like to be fair ,to be honest, or to be serious to introduce an additional statement or opinion, and to indicate that you are trying to be fair, honest, or serious. [V adj] She's always noticed. But then, to be honest, Ghislaine likes being noticed... 她总是受到关注。但是说句实在话，吉莱纳喜欢被人关注。 It enabled students to devote more time to their studies, or to be more accurate, more time to relaxation. 它可以让学生们有更多的时间来学习，或者更准确一点说，有更多的时间来放松自己。 7 [V-LINK 连系动词]（有时用来代替现在时态中be的几个常规形式，尤用于whether后） The form 'be' is used occasionally instead of the normal forms of the present tense, especially after 'whether'. [be n] [FORMAL 正式] The chemical agent, whether it be mustard gas or nerve gas, can be absorbed by the skin. 这类化学制剂，不管是芥子气还是神经瓦斯，都会被皮肤吸收。 8 [VERB 动词]存在 If something is, it exists. [V] [mainly FORMAL or LITERARY 主正式或文] It hurt so badly he wished to cease to be. 他觉得疼痛难忍，恨不得死了算了。 ...to be or not to be. 活着还是死去 9 [V-LINK 连系动词]保持真我；按自己的方式行事；显常态 To be yourself means to behave in the way that is right and natural for you and your personality. [V pron-refl] She'd learnt to be herself and to stand up for her convictions. 她已经学会了按自己的方式行事，坚持自己的信仰。 10 [PHRASE 短语]非常；极为 If someone or something is, for example, as happy as can be or as quiet as could be, they are extremely happy or extremely quiet. [usu v-link PHR] 11 [PHRASE 短语]如果不是…的话；如果没有…的话 If you talk about what would happen if it wasn't for someone or something, you mean that they are the only thing that is preventing it from happening. [V inflects] I could happily move back into a flat if it wasn't for the fact that I'd miss my garden... 如果不是因为我会想念自己的花园的话，我会很乐意搬回公寓住。 If it hadn't been for her your father would be alive today. 如果不是因为她，你父亲今天可能还活着。 12 [PHRASE 短语]尽管那样；即便如此 You say 'Be that as it may' when you want to move onto another subject or go further with the discussion, without deciding whether what has just been said is right or wrong. [vagueness] 'Is he still just as fat?' — 'I wouldn't know,' continued her mother, ignoring the interruption, 'and be that as it may, he has made a fortune.' “他还是那么胖吗？”——“我不知道，”她妈妈接着说，没有理睬这一打岔，“就算那样，他已经发财了。” 13 [PHRASE 短语]身体不舒服；身体不适 If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well. [V inflects] She is not herself. She came near to a breakdown. 她身体不舒服，简直要崩溃了。

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