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单词 existence
释义
existence
noun
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/
B2[U]
thefactof something or someoneexisting:
存在；实有
Manypeoplequestionthe existenceofGod.很多人怀疑上帝是否真的存在。
Moderncosmologybelievestheuniverseto havecome intoexistence about 15billionyearsago.现代宇宙论认为，宇宙大约在150亿年前就已经形成了。
Thetheatrecompanythat theystartedis stillinexistence today.他们创建的剧团时至今日仍在演出。
C1[Cusually singular]
aparticularway oflife:
生活；生活方式
She has amiserableexistencelivingwith him.和他生活在一起，她的日子苦不堪言。
More examples
  • What amiserableexistence! How could anyonelivein suchdreadfulconditions.
  • Thegovernmentwon'tevenacknowledgethe existence of theproblem.
  • Television hasbecomepartofoureverydayexistence.
  • The newworldorderwasexpectedto come into existence after thecollapseofCommunismineasternEuropeand the end of the Cold War.
  • Theseacademicsleadsuch acloisteredexistence.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Existing and being
  • account forsomething
  • alive
  • be
  • be a thingidiom
  • been
  • come
  • extant
  • found
  • have legsidiom
  • hood
  • indissolubility
  • lie
  • lie in
  • living
  • run
  • they're
  • thing
  • viability
  • we're
  • who're
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(Definition ofexistencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

existence| American Dictionary

existence
noun
us
/ɪɡˈzɪs·təns/

existencenoun(BEING)

[U]
thestateof beingreal, or of beingknownorrecognized:
During the first fewyearsofitsexistence, thetheaterhad nopermanenthome.

existencenoun(PRESENCE)

[U]
thestateof beingpresentor of being acondition:
the existence ofpoverty

existencenoun(WAY OF LIVING)

[Cusually sing]
a way ofliving,esp. adifficultone:
Ileadaratherisolatedexistence here in Washington.
(Definition ofexistencefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexistence

existence
A simple policy of cutting resources, which is then made out to be a health policy, must not lead to the destruction of these existences.
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I am mainly worried about short measure reforms that we can use to save the lives and existences of amateur sports clubs.
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I prefer that they should continue their separate existences.
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Drugs help a mere handful of people make a great deal of money in the organised crime sector; but they destroy countless lives and existences.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
They are especially important in respect of farming, as so many farmers lead extremely isolated existences.
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Four bodies that had previously had separate existences are now working together, and that is little short of miraculous.
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Precarious existences have become the norm, and pitting employees against each other has become a managerial strategy, like redundancies and unemployment.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I wish specifically to refer to fixing the limits of expenditure, the existences of lines in a budget and whether they provide a legal basis for expenditure.
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Of course, we have other existences.
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The discovery of theexistenceof other abnormalities requires reporting and treatment, if indicated.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Nevertheless, theexistenceand nature of any specific chemical stimulant has yet to be confirmed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theexistenceof these gametocyte-specific proteins has been confirmed with gametocyte-specific monoclonal antibodies.
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We conclude that at this level of analysis, our data did not support theexistenceof strong associations between species.
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Theexistenceof a transcendent presence in the relationship conveys a sense of belong ing to something g reater than oneself.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, the inconsistency of the appearances of these structures has not resulted in general acceptance of theirexistence.
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Collocationswithexistence

existence

These are words often used in combination withexistence.

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aspect of existence
This universality becomes the means by which rhetoric is able to structure everyaspectofexistence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
concrete existence
In intentional acts a final cause need not come intoconcreteexistencefor its effect to come intoconcreteexistence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
conditions of existence
In conclusion, we discuss the embodiment of women's social and biological conditions of existence in the context of personal ageing.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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