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

existexist /ɪgˈzɪst/ ●●● S2 W2 verb [intransitive not in progressive]

ETYMOLOGYexist

Origin: 1600-1700 Latin exsistere to come into being, exist, from sistere to stand

VERB TABLE

exist

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	exist
	he, she, it	exists
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	existed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have existed
	he, she, it	has existed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had existed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will exist
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have existed

COLLOCATIONS► ceased to exist

By 1950 the organization had ceased to exist.

1to happen or be present in a particular situation or place: Stop pretending that the problem doesn’t exist. By 1950 the organization had ceased to exist.2to be real, or to be alive: Do ghosts really exist?3to stay alive, especially in difficult conditions: Poor families in our city are barely able to exist during the winter.exist on Brian exists on pizza and soft drinks. [Origin: 1600–1700 Latin exsistere to come into being, exist, from sistere to stand]