| [/-əns; -əns/] n 用法:
1 [U] state or fact of existing 存在:
Do you believe in the existence of ghosts? 你相信有鬼吗? *
This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence, ie that exists. 这是现存最早的希伯来语手稿. *
When did the world come into existence, ie begin to exist? 世界是什麽时候产生的? *
I was unaware of his existence until now. 现在我才知道有他这麽个人. 用法:
2
(a) [sing] manner of living, esp when this is difficult, boring, etc; way of living 生活（尤指艰苦、 无聊等的生活）; 生活方式:
We led a happy enough existence as children. 我们小时候的生活过得很愉快. *
living a miserable existence miles from the nearest town 在远离城镇的偏僻地区, 过著凄惨的日子.
(b) [sing, U] continuance in life; survival 生存; 存活:
The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence, ie for existence itself. 农民要靠丰收才能活命. *
They eke out a bare existence (ie They scarcely manage) on his low salary. 他们靠他微薄的薪金勉强 口. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) the bane of sb's existence => bane. |