beings

being
/ˈbiːɪŋ/
(beings)
1. Being is the present participle of . be的现在分词
2. 连系动词Being is used in nonfinite clauses where you are giving the reason for something. 用于非限定分句，表示原因
- It being a Sunday, the old men had the day off. 因为是星期天，老人们休了一天假。
- Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it. 小男孩们也许会决定耍弄它，因为他们就是这样。
3. 可数名词 You can refer to any real or imaginary creature as a being. (任何真实或虚构的) 生物
- People expect a horse to perform like a car, with no thought for its feelings as a living being. 人们期望一匹马能表现得像一辆车那样，却没考虑到它作为一个活的生物的感受。
4. → see also human being
5. 不可数名词Being is existence. Something that is in being or comes into being exists. 存在
- Abraham Maslow described psychology as "the science of being." 亚伯拉罕•马斯洛将心理学描述为“存在科学”。
6. → see also well-being
7. other things being equal →see equal
8. for the time being →see time

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