| 释义 |
be/bi:/ v. & v. aux. (sing. present am /æm, əm/; are /ɑ:, ə/; is /iz/; pl. present are; 1st and 3rd sing. past was /wɒz, wəz/; 2nd sing. past and pl. past were /wɜ:, wə/; present subjunctive be; past subjunctive were; pres. part. being; past part. been /bi:n, bin/)●v. intr. 1 (often prec. by 常前接 there) exist; live 存在，活着 I think, therefore I am 我思故我在; there once was a man 从前有一个人; there is a house on the corner 街角有一幢房子; there was no doubt 没有疑问 2a occur; take place 出现，发生 dinner is at eight 宴会在 8 点举行 b occupy a position in space 占据，在 he is in the garden 他在花园里; have you been to Paris? 你去过巴黎吗？ 3 remain, continue 仍然，继续 let it be 随它去 4 linking subject and predicate, expressing 连接主语和表语，表示 : a identity 身份 she is the person 她就是这种人; today is Thursday 今天是星期四 b condition 状况 he is ill today 他今天病了 c state or quality 状态，性质 he is very kind 他很慈祥; they are my friends 他们是我的朋友 d opinion 看法 I am against hanging 我反对绞刑 e total 总数 two and two are four 2 加 2 等于 4 f cost or significance 费用；意义 it is ￡ 5 to enter 要进去得花 5 英镑; it is nothing to me 此事于我无足轻重 ●v. aux. 1 with a past participle to form the passive mood 与过去分词组成被动语态 it was done 做完了; it is said 据说; we shall be helped 我们将会得到帮助 2 with a present participle to form continuous tenses 与现在分词组成进行时 we are coming 我们来了; it is being cleaned 它正在被打扫 3 with an infinitive to express duty or commitment, intention, possibility, destiny, or hypothesis 与不定式连用，表示责任(许诺、打算、可能、命中注定、假设) I am to tell you 我应该告诉你; we are to wait here 我们约定在这儿等; he is to come at four 他打算在 4 点钟来; it was not to be found 不可能找到它; they were never to meet again 他们决不会再见面; if I were to die 我要是去死的话 4 archaic with the past participle of intransitive verbs to form perfect tenses [古义]与不及物动词的过去分词连用构成完成时 the sun is set 太阳落了; Babylon is fallen 巴比伦王国已湮灭 □ be about occupy oneself with 正忙于 is about his business 正忙他的事 □ be at occupy oneself with 正忙于 what is he at? 他正在忙什么？ mice have been at the food 老鼠正吃东西 □ been (or been and gone) and slang an expression of protest or surprise [俚语]竟然(表示抗议或吃惊) he's been and taken my car! 他竟然开走了我的车 ! □ be off colloq. go away; leave [口]走开，离开 □ be that as it may see 见 MAY □ -to-be of the future 未来的 in comb. 用于复合词 : bride-to-be 未来的新娘[Old English beo(m), (e)am, is, (e)aron; past tense from Old English wœs from wesan ‘to be’; there are numerous Germanic cognates] |