英语词汇“be”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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/biː

verb (singular present am /am/ /əm/; are /ɑː/ /ə/; is /ɪz/; plural present are; first and third singular past was /wɒz/ /wəz/; second singular past and plural past were /wəː/ /wə/; present subjunctive be; past subjunctive were; present participle being; past participle been /biːn/ /bɪn/)

1 (usually there is/are) Exist: there are no easy answers there once was a man there must be something wrong I think, therefore I am...

Yet he had a habit of asking awkward questions to which there were no easy answers.
He added that there is a possibility of the museum being housed in the new heritage centre once it is completed.
There was a form of Hebrew that existed before they were conquered.

Synonyms

exist, have being, have existence;

live, be alive, have life, breathe, draw breath, be extant, be viable

1.1Be present: there were no curtains around the showers are there any castles in this area?...

There is a shop on-campus in case you forget anything but its not open 24 hours per day.
There were no decorations on the plain walls.
Was there a swimming pool there?

Synonyms

be present, be around, be available, be near, be nearby, be at hand

2 [with adverbial] Occur; take place: the exhibition will be in November the opening event is on October 16 that was before the war...

The meeting will be in Washington on Tuesday.
The party is on Friday and in about half an hour we're going to buy the booze.
That visit, of course, will be in December.

Synonyms

occur, happen, take place, come about, arise, crop up, transpire, fall, materialize, ensue

literary come to pass, befall, betide

2.1Occupy a position in space: Salvation Street was on his left she was not at the window...

I made us something to eat while she was in the shower.
The small bottle of sleeping pills was on the sideboard by the lamp.
He had been in Richmond to attend a concert held at one of the local community centres.

Synonyms

be situated, be located, be found, be present, be set, be positioned, be placed, be installed

2.2Stay in the same place or condition: he’s a tough customer—let him be...

He's been in his room all day.
They showed up at about 11:00am, and they were there until 5:00pm that evening.
They were at the scene for 90 minutes, helping to free the victims and clear the road.

Synonyms

remain, stay, wait, linger;

hold on, hang on;

last, continue, survive, endure, persist, prevail, obtain

2.3Attend: I’m at school doing A levels...

Don't worry, I'll be there tomorrow.
She's been to business school, and is now a bookkeeper.
I am at Oxford University and am struggling to decide whether to consider further studies in the US or at Cambridge.

Synonyms

attend, go to, be present, take part;

frequent, haunt, patronize

2.4Come; go; visit: he’s from Missouri I have just been to Thailand the doctor’s been twice today...

I had only been to Italy as a child and Richard had been twice before and he loved it.
The last three years we've been touring all around Europe and we have even been to Brazil twice.
They have been there twice before but hope this time they will make it third time lucky.

3 [as copular verb] Having the state, quality, identity, nature, role, etc., specified: Amy was 91 the floor was uneven I want to be a teacher father was not well it will be Christmas soon ‘Be careful,’ Mr Carter said...

Her father was an art teacher and she went to sixth form in the school where he taught.
His work in this area was considerable, including studies into the nature of history.
All the incidents were of a violent nature and included attacks by door staff on customers.

3.1Cost: the tickets were £25...

I went up to the bartender and asked him, ‘how much is that wine?’
‘How much are those?’ a couple of kids asked.
Tickets for the black tie event are £50 each.

Synonyms

cost, be priced at, sell for, be valued at, fetch, come to

informal set one back, go for

3.2Amount to: one and one is two...

27 plus 50 is 77.
Yes, five tens are fifty.
How much is that in dollars?

Synonyms

amount to, come to, add up to, run to, number, make, total, equal, be equal to, be equivalent to, comprise, represent;

British tot up to

3.3Represent: let A be a square matrix of order n...

If x is the perpendicular distance from the shore to the target, y is the distance from the point on the shore opposite the target to the point at which the dog plunges into the water.
In the allegory, the Scarecrow is the farmers and the Tin Woodman is the urban working class.
In this story, the owner of the vineyard is God, the keeper of the vineyard is Jesus, and the tree represents God's children.

3.4Signify: we were everything to each other...

She was the world to him, and his life was not complete without her.
It was just pennies to me, but it was everything for him.
A million dollars is nothing to these people.

3.5Consist of; constitute: the monastery was several three-storey buildings...

The house was one large room with a fireplace which served as living room, kitchen and general quarters.
The temple is a number of buildings surrounding this man-made pool where devotees gather around and bathe themselves to purify and cure of any sickness.
Her bed was a wooden slat, shared with nine people.

4 informal Say: last time I saw her she was all ‘You need to quit smoking!’

auxiliary verb

1Used with a present participle to form continuous tenses: they are coming he had been reading she will be waiting...

I have been reading many letters with regards to Gravesend and Dartford and how bad they are.
I have been reading this newspaper regularly for years and have never written in before.
A fourth male is believed to have been waiting outside in a white Ford Transit van.

2Used with a past participle to form the passive voice: it was done it is said his book will be published...

A couple of weeks ago a book was published in America that elaborated on exactly this theme.
A man with a laugh in his voice recounted how he was shot down, landing in a field in his shirt and tie.
His voice was drowned by the shattering roar of a jet plane passing over the chimney pot.

3 [with infinitive] Used to indicate something that is due or destined to happen: construction is to begin next summer his mum was never to see him win...

I was to meet up with my two travelling companions in an open air restaurant on edge of Timbuctou.
The two clubs were to meet at Lismore in a match many considered a grand final preview.
They were to meet in a restaurant and pose as two friends trying to patch up some hard times.

3.1Used to express obligation or necessity: you are to follow these orders they said I was to remain on board...

The rest were to follow in alphabetical order.
The goods or chattels are to remain in the custody of the bailiffs for twenty days.
They were to do whatever they felt necessary or advisable to fulfil that function.

3.2Used to express possibility: these snakes are to be found in North America she was nowhere to be seen...

She was to be found here too.
Neither a dialling nor an engaged tone was to be heard, only the sound of a line that had been pulled.
Monkeys are to be found around the crop growing and savanna areas.

3.3Used to hypothesize about something that might happen: if I were to lose if I was to tell you, you’d think I was mad...

If I were to order costs, that is a point that counsel could take before the costs judge.
If I were to keep a reading diary like this, what would my twelve favourite books be?
If you were to meet me at a party I would not talk about myself in any great depth and I had no intention of doing so on the web.

4 archaic Used with the past participle of intransitive verbs to form perfect tenses: I am returned

Usage

For a discussion of whether it is correct to say that must be he at the door and it is I rather than that must be him at the door and it is me, see personal pronoun (usage).

Phrases

as/that was

the be-all and end-all

be at

be away

be off

be oneself

been (or been and gone) and——

been there, done that

be that as it may

not be oneself

not to be

were it not for

-to-be

Origin

Old English bēon, an irregular and defective verb, whose full conjugation derives from several originally distinct verbs. The forms am and is are from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sum and est. The forms was and were are from an Indo-European root meaning 'remain'. The forms be and been are from an Indo-European root shared by Latin fui 'I was', fio 'I become', and Greek phuein 'bring forth, cause to grow'. The origin of are is uncertain.

Rhymes

Be2

symbol

The chemical element beryllium.

BE3

abbreviation

1Bachelor of Education.

2Bachelor of Engineering.

3Bill of exchange.

单词	be
释义	be1 /biː / verb (singular present am /am/ /əm/; are /ɑː/ /ə/; is /ɪz/; plural present are; first and third singular past was /wɒz/ /wəz/; second singular past and plural past were /wəː/ /wə/; present subjunctive be; past subjunctive were; present participle being; past participle been /biːn/ /bɪn/) 1 (usually there is/are) Exist: there are no easy answers there once was a man there must be something wrong I think, therefore I am... Yet he had a habit of asking awkward questions to which there were no easy answers. He added that there is a possibility of the museum being housed in the new heritage centre once it is completed. There was a form of Hebrew that existed before they were conquered. Synonyms exist, have being, have existence; live, be alive, have life, breathe, draw breath, be extant, be viable 1.1Be present: there were no curtains around the showers are there any castles in this area?... There is a shop on-campus in case you forget anything but its not open 24 hours per day. There were no decorations on the plain walls. Was there a swimming pool there? Synonyms be present, be around, be available, be near, be nearby, be at hand 2 [with adverbial] Occur; take place: the exhibition will be in November the opening event is on October 16 that was before the war... The meeting will be in Washington on Tuesday. The party is on Friday and in about half an hour we're going to buy the booze. That visit, of course, will be in December. Synonyms occur, happen, take place, come about, arise, crop up, transpire, fall, materialize, ensue literary come to pass, befall, betide 2.1Occupy a position in space: Salvation Street was on his left she was not at the window... I made us something to eat while she was in the shower. The small bottle of sleeping pills was on the sideboard by the lamp. He had been in Richmond to attend a concert held at one of the local community centres. Synonyms be situated, be located, be found, be present, be set, be positioned, be placed, be installed 2.2Stay in the same place or condition: he’s a tough customer—let him be... He's been in his room all day. They showed up at about 11:00am, and they were there until 5:00pm that evening. They were at the scene for 90 minutes, helping to free the victims and clear the road. Synonyms remain, stay, wait, linger; hold on, hang on; last, continue, survive, endure, persist, prevail, obtain 2.3Attend: I’m at school doing A levels... Don't worry, I'll be there tomorrow. She's been to business school, and is now a bookkeeper. I am at Oxford University and am struggling to decide whether to consider further studies in the US or at Cambridge. Synonyms attend, go to, be present, take part; frequent, haunt, patronize 2.4Come; go; visit: he’s from Missouri I have just been to Thailand the doctor’s been twice today... I had only been to Italy as a child and Richard had been twice before and he loved it. The last three years we've been touring all around Europe and we have even been to Brazil twice. They have been there twice before but hope this time they will make it third time lucky. 3 [as copular verb] Having the state, quality, identity, nature, role, etc., specified: Amy was 91 the floor was uneven I want to be a teacher father was not well it will be Christmas soon ‘Be careful,’ Mr Carter said... Her father was an art teacher and she went to sixth form in the school where he taught. His work in this area was considerable, including studies into the nature of history. All the incidents were of a violent nature and included attacks by door staff on customers. 3.1Cost: the tickets were £25... I went up to the bartender and asked him, ‘how much is that wine?’ ‘How much are those?’ a couple of kids asked. Tickets for the black tie event are £50 each. Synonyms cost, be priced at, sell for, be valued at, fetch, come to informal set one back, go for 3.2Amount to: one and one is two... 27 plus 50 is 77. Yes, five tens are fifty. How much is that in dollars? Synonyms amount to, come to, add up to, run to, number, make, total, equal, be equal to, be equivalent to, comprise, represent; British tot up to 3.3Represent: let A be a square matrix of order n... If x is the perpendicular distance from the shore to the target, y is the distance from the point on the shore opposite the target to the point at which the dog plunges into the water. In the allegory, the Scarecrow is the farmers and the Tin Woodman is the urban working class. In this story, the owner of the vineyard is God, the keeper of the vineyard is Jesus, and the tree represents God's children. 3.4Signify: we were everything to each other... She was the world to him, and his life was not complete without her. It was just pennies to me, but it was everything for him. A million dollars is nothing to these people. 3.5Consist of; constitute: the monastery was several three-storey buildings... The house was one large room with a fireplace which served as living room, kitchen and general quarters. The temple is a number of buildings surrounding this man-made pool where devotees gather around and bathe themselves to purify and cure of any sickness. Her bed was a wooden slat, shared with nine people. 4 informal Say: last time I saw her she was all ‘You need to quit smoking!’ auxiliary verb 1Used with a present participle to form continuous tenses: they are coming he had been reading she will be waiting... I have been reading many letters with regards to Gravesend and Dartford and how bad they are. I have been reading this newspaper regularly for years and have never written in before. A fourth male is believed to have been waiting outside in a white Ford Transit van. 2Used with a past participle to form the passive voice: it was done it is said his book will be published... A couple of weeks ago a book was published in America that elaborated on exactly this theme. A man with a laugh in his voice recounted how he was shot down, landing in a field in his shirt and tie. His voice was drowned by the shattering roar of a jet plane passing over the chimney pot. 3 [with infinitive] Used to indicate something that is due or destined to happen: construction is to begin next summer his mum was never to see him win... I was to meet up with my two travelling companions in an open air restaurant on edge of Timbuctou. The two clubs were to meet at Lismore in a match many considered a grand final preview. They were to meet in a restaurant and pose as two friends trying to patch up some hard times. 3.1Used to express obligation or necessity: you are to follow these orders they said I was to remain on board... The rest were to follow in alphabetical order. The goods or chattels are to remain in the custody of the bailiffs for twenty days. They were to do whatever they felt necessary or advisable to fulfil that function. 3.2Used to express possibility: these snakes are to be* found in North America* she was nowhere to be* seen... She was to be found here too. Neither a dialling nor an engaged tone was to be heard, only the sound of a line that had been pulled. Monkeys are to be found around the crop growing and savanna areas. 3.3Used to hypothesize about something that might happen: if I were to lose* if I was to tell you, you’d think I was mad... If I were to order costs, that is a point that counsel could take before the costs judge. If I were to keep a reading diary like this, what would my twelve favourite books be? If you were to meet me at a party I would not talk about myself in any great depth and I had no intention of doing so on the web. 4 archaic Used with the past participle of intransitive verbs to form perfect tenses: I am returned Usage For a discussion of whether it is correct to say that must be he* at the door* and it is I rather than that must be him* at the door* and it is me, see personal pronoun (usage). Phrases as/that was the be-all and end-all be at be away be off be oneself been (or been and gone) and—— been there, done that be that as it may not be oneself not to be were it not for -to-be Origin Old English bēon, an irregular and defective verb, whose full conjugation derives from several originally distinct verbs. The forms am and is are from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sum and est. The forms was and were are from an Indo-European root meaning 'remain'. The forms be and been are from an Indo-European root shared by Latin fui 'I was', fio 'I become', and Greek phuein 'bring forth, cause to grow'. The origin of are is uncertain. Rhymes absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee Be2 symbol The chemical element beryllium. BE3 abbreviation 1Bachelor of Education. 2Bachelor of Engineering. 3Bill of exchange.
随便看	have at have a thick (or thin) skin have a thick skin have a thing about have a thing for have a thin time have a tiger by the tail (also be riding a tiger) have a tin ear have a way with have a way with one have a whale of a time have a will of one's own have a word have a word in someone's ear have bats in the (or one's) belfry have-been have been around have been around the block (a few times) have been known to do something have been there before have blood on one's hands have clean hands have designs on have every confidence in have everything