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| /ɪgˈzɪst(ə)ns/ |
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| 1 | U the state of being a real or living thing , or of being present in a particular place , time , or situation 存在；实有 |
| The tests confirm the existence of a brain tumour. 这些检测证实了脑瘤的存在。 |
| in existence the only copy of the book that is still in existence 该书现存的孤本 |
| come into existence/go out of existence Sudan came into existence at the end of the 1800s. 苏丹国于19世纪末开始形成。 |
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| 2 | C usually singular the way that someone lives their life , especially when their life is difficult 生存；（尤指在困境中的）生活；生活方式 |
| Jones led a miserable existence in an isolated village for several years. 琼斯在一个闭塞的乡村过了几年悲惨的生活。 |
| a hand-to-mouth existence (=having hardly enough food or money to live on) He lived a hand-to-mouth existence in a poor area of London. 勉强糊口的生活 |
| eke out an existence (=manage to live under difficult conditions) Families struggle to eke out an existence in this harsh environment. 勉强维持生计 |
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