exist
/ɪgˈzɪst/verb
no obj.
1
- have objective reality or being存在; 实际上有：
remains of these baths still exist on the south side of the Pantheon
在万神庙的南面, 这类浴厅的遗址仍然存在
there existed no organization to cope with espionage.
实际上并不存在对付间谍活动的组织。
1.1
- be found, especially in a particular place or situation（尤指在特定的地点或在某种情况下）被发现（或找到）：
two conflicting stereotypes of housework exist in popular thinking today.
在对待家务劳动问题上, 两种互相冲突的老一套流行看法并存。
2
- live, especially under adverse conditions生存; （尤指在逆境中）生活：
how am I going to exist without you?
没有你我将怎么活？
only a minority of people exist on unemployment benefit alone.
只有少数人仅靠失业救济金生活。
词源
early 17th cent.: probably a back-formation from EXISTENCE.