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/ˈbiːɪŋ/ |
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1 | C a person 人;人类 |
| We are social beings as well as individuals. 我们既是社会的人也是个体的人。 |
| 1a | a living creature 生物 | | a being from outer space 来自外部空间的生物 | |
| 1b | a spirit or god 鬼;神 | | their belief in the supernatural beings that surrounded them 他们对周围存在超自然的神的迷信 | |
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2 | U mainly literary the deepest and most essential part of someone’ s individual character (人的)本质,本性 |
| an idea that shook her to the very core of her being 震撼她心灵深处的想法 |
PHRASE |
- | come into being |
| to start to exist |
| 开始存在;出现 |
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| at the moment when the Earth came into being 在地球诞生的那一刻 |
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