1 N-UNCOUNT 存在;实有 The existence of something is the fact that it is present in the world as a real thing. 存在;实有
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...the existence of other galaxies. [+of]
其他星系的存在
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The Congress of People's Deputies in effect voted itself out of existence.
(苏联)人民代表大会的投票在事实上终结了自身的存在。
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Public worries about accidents are threatening the very existence of the nuclear power industry. [+of]
公众对事故的担忧正威胁着核能工业的生存。
SYN reality, being, life, survival
2 N-COUNT （尤指逆境中的）生活，生活方式 You can refer to someone's way of life as an existence, especially when they live under difficult conditions. （尤指逆境中的）生活，生活方式
Quotations
To be, or not to be: that is the question William Shakespeare Hamlet
I think; therefore I am René Descartes Discourse on Method
Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve Erich Fromm Man For Himself
| Word Partnership | Use existence with: |
| VERB. | come into existence, deny the existence 1 |
| ADJ. | continued existence, daily existence, everyday existence 1 2 |
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