| 单词 | be |
| 释义 | be /bee/; unstressed /bee, bi/, v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. am, 2nd are or (Archaic) art, 3rd is, pres. pl. are; past sing. 1st pers. was, 2nd were or (Archaic) wast or wert, 3rd was, past pl. were; pres. subj. be; past subj. sing. 1st pers. were, 2nd were or (Archaic) wert, 3rd were; past subj. pl. were; past part. been; pres. part. being. v.i. 1. to exist or live: Shakespeare's "To be or not to be" is the ultimate question. 2. to take place; happen; occur: The wedding was last week. 3. to occupy a place or position: The book is on the table. 4. to continue or remain as before: Let things be. 5. to belong; attend; befall: May good fortune be with you. 6. (used as a copula to connect the subject with its predicate adjective, or predicate nominative, in order to describe, identify, or amplify the subject): Martha is tall. John is president. This is she. 7. (used as a copula to introduce or form interrogative or imperative sentences): Is that right? Be quiet! Don't be facetious. auxiliary verb. 8. (used with the present participle of another verb to form the progressive tense): I am waiting. 9. (used with the present participle or infinitive of the principal verb to indicate future action): She is visiting there next week. He is to see me today. 10. (used with the past participle of another verb to form the passive voice): The date was fixed. It must be done. 11. (used in archaic or literary constructions with some intransitive verbs to form the perfect tense): He is come. Agamemnon to the wars is gone. [bef. 900; ME been, OE beon (beo- (akin to OFris, OHG bim, G bin, OS bium, biom (I) am, OE, OHG, OS buan, ON bua reside, L fui (I) have been, Gk phy- grow, become, OIr boí (he) was, Skt bhávati (he) becomes, is, Lith búti to be, OCS byti, Pers bud was)) + -n inf. suffix. See AM, IS, ARE1, WAS, WERE] Usage. See me. |
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