单词 | be |
释义 | Word Frequency be 1(biː, unstressed bɪ) verbWord forms: 1st person singular present tense amWord forms: 2nd person areWord forms: 3rd person isWord forms: plural present tense areWord forms: 1st person singular past tense wasWord forms: 2nd person wereWord forms: 3rd person wasWord forms: plural past tense wereWord forms: present participle beingWord forms: past participle been (intransitive) 1. to have presence in the realm of perceived reality; exist; live I think, therefore I am not all that is can be understood 2. (used in the perfect or past perfect tenses only) to pay a visit; go have you been to Spain? 3. to take place; occur my birthday was last Thursday 4. (copula) used as a linking verb between the subject of a sentence and its noun or adjective complement or complementing phrase. In this case be expresses the relationship of either essential or incidental equivalence or identity ( John is a man; John is a musician) or specifies an essential or incidental attribute ( honey is sweet; Susan is angry). It is also used with an adverbial complement to indicate a relationship of location in space or time ( Bill is at the office; the dance is on Saturday) 5. (takes a present participle) forms the progressive present tense the man is running 6. (takes a past participle) forms the passive voice of all transitive verbs and (archaically) certain intransitive ones the film is being shown in many schools I am done 7. (takes an infinitive) expresses intention, expectation, supposition, or obligation the president is to arrive at 9.30 you are not to leave before I say so 8. (takes a past participle) forms the perfect or past perfect tense of certain intransitive verbs of motion, such as go or come the last train is gone 9. be that as it may Word origin Old English bēon; related to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, Greek phuein to bring forth, Sanskrit bhavati he isWord Frequency be 2the internet domain name for Belgium Word Frequency Bethe chemical symbol for beryllium Word Frequency BEabbreviation for 1. bill of exchange 2. (in the US) Board of Education 3. Bachelor of Education 4. Bachelor of Engineering Word Frequency Béabbreviation for Baum é Word Frequency be-prefix forming verbs and verbalderivatives 1. (from nouns) to surround completely; cover on all sides befog 2. (from nouns) to affect completely or excessively bedazzle 3. (from nouns) to consider as or cause to be befool befriend 4. (from nouns) to provide or cover with bejewel 5. (from verbs) at, for, against, on, or over bewail berate Word origin Old English be-, bi-, unstressed variant of bī by |
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