being

a human/alien/mythical being人；外星人；神话人物

sentient/sexual beings有感知力/有性的生物

philosophies of being有关存在的哲学思想

The story of how the university came into being [=began to exist; came to be] is quite fascinating.这所大学的建校史十分有趣。

a social movement that was brought into being in the 1960s发生于20世纪60年代的社会运动

I knew it was true in the core of my being.在内心深处，我知道这是真实的。

He loved music with his whole being. [=he deeply loved music]他全身心地热爱音乐。

Being that/as it was too late to go home, we stayed the night at a hotel.因为太晚了回不了家，我们就在酒店过了一夜。

It should be her decision, being as how she's the one who's paying for it.这应该由她做决定，因为她才是该对此事负责的人。