exists; existed; existing
exists; existed; existing
Learner's definition of EXIST
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: to have actual being : to be real存在;實際上有 -
She believes that ghosts really do exist.她相信鬼魂真的存在。
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It's the largest galaxy known to exist.這是已知存在的最大星系。
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Does life exist on Mars?火星上有生命嗎?
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The Internet didn't exist then.那時還沒有互聯網。
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Those ideas only exist in your mind. [=they are only in your mind]那些想法僅僅存在於你的頭腦中。
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We shouldn't ignore the problems that exist in our own community.我們不應該忽視我們自己社區中存在的問題。
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: to continue to be or to live持續存在;生存 -
as long as doubt exists [=persists]只要懷疑繼續存在
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Racism still exists in our society.我們的社會中仍然存在着種族主義。
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The organization may soon cease to exist if more funding isn't provided.如果無法籌集到更多的資金,這個機構可能很快會解散。
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We cannot exist [=live] without oxygen.沒有氧氣我們就無法生存。
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They exist [=survive, subsist] on a diet of fruit, nuts, and leaves.他們靠吃水果、堅果和樹葉生存。