ex·ist
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/ɪɡˈzɪst/
/ɪɡˈzɪst/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they exist | /ɪɡˈzɪst/ /ɪɡˈzɪst/ |
| he / she / it exists | /ɪɡˈzɪsts/ /ɪɡˈzɪsts/ |
| past simple existed | /ɪɡˈzɪstɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɪstɪd/ |
| past participle existed | /ɪɡˈzɪstɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɪstɪd/ |
| -ing form existing | /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses) to be real; to be present in a place or situation
存在；实际上有 - Does life exist on other planets?
其他行星上有生命吗？ - Few of these monkeys still exist in the wild.
野生环境中这些猴子已为数不多了。 - Major differences continue to exist between the two countries.
两国之间仍存在重大分歧。 - A solution has been found and the problem no longer exists.
已找到解决方案，问题不复存在。 - On his retirement the post will cease to exist.
他退休后这个职位将不复存在。 - Adequate facilities already exist to serve the needs of people visiting the town.
已经有足够的设施来满足游客的需求。 - It is an art gallery that exists only on the internet.
这是一个只存在于互联网上的艺术画廊。 - Evidence of their relationship exists in the form of a series of letters.
他们关系的证据以一系列信件的形式存在。 - I didn't think people like that existed any more.
我认为再也没有那样的人了。 - exist to do something The charity exists to support victims of crime.
设立这个慈善机构是为了援助罪案受害者。
Extra Examples- The problem only exists in your head, Jane.
问题只存在于你的头脑中，简。 - The technology did not yet exist.
那时这种技术尚不存在。 - He argued that ideas do not exist independently of the language that expresses them.
他认为，思想不会脱离其语言表达形式而独立存在。 - They appear to exist in significant numbers.
看起来他们大量存在着。 - companies that exist solely for the purpose of mortgage lending
单为抵押贷款而办的公司 - the enormous volcanoes now known to exist on Mars
目前已知火星上存在的巨型火山 - A temple existed here hundreds of years ago.
数百年前，这里就有一座寺庙。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actually
- really
- already
- …
- be known to
- appear to
- be believed to
- …
- Does life exist on other planets?
- [intransitive] exist (on something) to live, especially in a difficult situation or with very little money
（尤指在困境或贫困中）生活，生存 - We existed on a diet of rice.
我们靠吃大米过活。 - They can't exist on the money he's earning.
他们靠他挣的那点钱无法维持生活。
- We existed on a diet of rice.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: probably a back-formation from existence.