sb/sth exist(s) (somewhere)
表示某物存在时,常搭配地点状语。
Life exists on Earth.
生命存在于地球上。
存在
existing — present participle of exist
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
存在
to be real or present; to have existence
Life exists on Earth.
生命存在于地球上。
存在;有存在;有生命或现实
to be; have existence; have being or reality
exist
Base
原形
exists
3rd person
第三人称单数
existing
-ing
现在分词
existed
Past
过去式
existed
Past participle
过去分词
He exists.
他存在。
常规动词,过去式加-ed
The legend of the lost city still exists among the villagers.
关于失落之城的传说至今仍存在于村民之中。
Many rare birds exist only in this national park.
许多珍稀鸟类仅存在于这个国家公园里。
Dinosaurs existed millions of years ago.
恐龙在数百万年前就已经存在了。
表示某物存在时,常搭配地点状语。
Life exists on Earth.
生命存在于地球上。
The problem exists in this system.
问题存在于这个系统中。
强调以某种身份或形式存在。
He exists as a symbol of courage.
他作为勇气的象征而存在。
通常指勉强维持生存。
They exist on very little money.
他们靠很少的钱维持生存。
Not this
We exist a problem in this system.
Use this
There exists a problem in this system.
错误:将及物动词用法直接套用到“exist”上。Existence 是不及物动词,不能直接跟宾语,应使用“there be”结构或调整语序。
Not this
Exist many ways to solve it.
Use this
There exist many ways to solve it.
错误:缺少引导词“there”。在表示“存在”时,“exist”通常用于“there exist(s)...”结构中,不可直接置于句首。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
存在于
The problem exists in many countries.
这个问题存在于许多国家。
靠...生存
They exist on a very low income.
他们靠微薄的收入生存。
作为...存在
The company exists as a subsidiary.
这家公司作为子公司存在。
仍然存在
These traditions still exist today.
这些传统今天仍然存在。
为...而存在
The organization exists for the benefit of the poor.
这个组织为了穷人的利益而存在。
不再存在
The old building ceased to exist after the fire.
火灾后,那座旧楼不再存在。
孤立存在
You cannot make decisions that exist in a vacuum; they affect everything around you.
你不能做出孤立存在的决定;它们会影响你周围的一切。
勉强维持;苟延残喘
The company has been existing on borrowed time for years.
这家公司多年来一直在苟延残喘。
不复存在
The ancient civilization ceased to exist after several natural disasters.
古代文明在几次自然灾害后不复存在。
我思故我在。
This famous philosophical statement by René Descartes emphasizes the certainty of one's own existence through the act of thinking.
这是勒内·笛卡尔的著名哲学陈述,强调通过思考可以确定自身的存在。
Use existing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把exist拆成ex+ist,ist像is,存在就是‘是’。
多用于正式或学术语境,但日常口语中也常出现,尤其表示‘生存’时。整体使用较为宽泛。
Words ending in -ist rhyme with 'exist' (stressed vowel /ɪ/ + /st/). 'Resist' shares the exact stressed syllable /zɪst/; others have /sɪst/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.