being

being
noun
  1. [mass noun]existence
    存在,生存
    the railway brought many towns into being.
    铁路的建成使许多城镇兴起。
    the single market came into being in 1993.
    该单一市场形成于1993年。
    the factions remained in being.
    派系依然存在。
    ■living; being alive
    生活;有生命
    holism promotes a unified way of being.
    整体论提倡一种统一的生活方式。
  2. [insing.]the nature or essence of a person
    (人的)天性,特性,本质
    sometimes one aspect of our being has been developed at the expense of the others.
    有时人类特性中某一方面的发展是以牺牲其他方面为代价的。
  3. a real or imaginary living creature or entity, especially an intelligent one
    (尤指有智力的、真实或虚构的)生物,存在物
    alien beings.
    外星人。
    a rational being.
    有理智的生物。
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