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being
英 [ˈbiːɪŋ]
[NOUN, VERB]
beings
1. [C 可数名词] （任何真实或虚构的）生物
You can refer to any real or imaginary creature as a being.
双语例句
例：People expect a horse to perform like a car, with no thought for its feelings as a living being.
人们期望一匹马能表现得像一辆车那样，却没考虑到它作为一个活的生物的感受。
2. [U 不可数名词] 存在
Being is existence. Something that is in being or comes into being exists.
近义词
双语例句
例：Abraham Maslow described psychology as 'the science of being'.
亚伯拉罕•马斯洛将心理学描述为“存在科学”。
NOUN. 名词
1. （be的现在分词）
Being is the present participle of be.
2. [LINK 连系动词] （用于非限定分句，表示原因）
Being is used in nonfinite clauses where you are giving the reason for something.
双语例句
例：It being a Sunday, the old men had the day off.
因为是星期天，老人们休了一天假。
例：Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it.
小男孩们也许会决定耍弄它，因为他们就是这样。