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

单词

释义

IS

abbrev

Iceland (IVR)
Income support
Independent suspension (mechanics)
Information science (or systems)
Internal security

is /iz/ used as 3rd pers sing pres indicative of be

ORIGIN: OE is; Ger ist, L est, Gr esti, Sans asti

Is.

abbrev

(the Book of) Isaiah (Bible)
Island(s) or Isle(s)

be

abbrev

Bill of exchange

be /bē/

intransitive verb (prp bēˈing; pap been /bēn or bin/; present subjunctive be; archaic and dialect present indicative be (see am, art², is, are¹); for pat see was, wast¹, were, wert)

To live
To exist
To happen, take place
To occupy a position in space
To have the state or quality mentioned
To remain or continue without change
(with infinitive) must, need (to)
‘be’ also helps form some compound tenses, such as continuous and passive

ORIGIN: OE bēon; Ger bin (1st pers); Gaelic bi exist; Welsh byw live; Gr phyein produce, grow; L fuī I was, fīō I become; Sans bhavati he is; orig to grow

beˈ-all noun (Shakespeare)

All that is to be

be-all and end-all noun

The supreme aim or issue

be that as it may see under may¹

iso- /ī-sō-, -so-/, also is- /īs-/

combining form

Signifying equal
Denoting an isomeric substance, as in iso-ocˈtane one of the isomers of normal octane

ORIGIN: Gr isos equal

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