plural beings
plural beings
Learner's definition of BEING
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[noncount] : the state of existing : existence存在;生存 -
philosophies of being有关存在的哲学思想
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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。
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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
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[noncount] formal : the most important or basic part of a person's mind or self身心
with every fiber of your being
— see fiber 2 being /ˈbiːjɪŋ/ conjunction
2 being
/ˈbiːjɪŋ/
conjunction
Learner's definition of BEING
informal
: since —
usually + that or as or as how -
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。
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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。
3 being /ˈbiːjɪŋ/
Learner's definition of BEING