existed

英 [ɪɡˈzɪstɪd]

美 [ɪɡˈzɪstɪd]

v.  存在; 实际上有; (尤指在困境或贫困中)生活，生存
exist的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 存在;实际上有
  If somethingexists, it is present in the world as a real thing.
  1. He thought that if he couldn't see something, it didn't exist...
     他认为自己看不见的东西就不存在。
  2. Research opportunities exist in a wide range of pure and applied areas of entomology...
     纯理论昆虫学和应用昆虫学的众多领域都存在着研究机会。
  3. When Alfred Adler first postulated in 1908 that there existed an inborn instinct of aggression Freud argued against it.
     当艾尔弗雷德·阿德勒于1908年首次提出人生来就有攻击性本能的假设时，弗洛伊德对此表示反对。
• VERB （尤指在逆境中）生存，生活
  Toexistmeans to live, especially under difficult conditions or with very little food or money.
  1. I exist from one visit to the next...
     我的生活就是一个接一个的访问。
  2. I was barely existing.
     我勉强维持生计。
  3. ...the problems of having to exist on unemployment benefit.
     不得不靠失业救济金过活的那些问题

双语例句

• There was a warmth and passion about him I never knew existed
  他身上有一股我从不知道的热情和激情。
• In education, a serious gap has existed between agricultural science and other areas of natural science.
  在教育方面，农业科学和自然科学其它领域之间存在严重的空白。
• The last paragraph contains an anachronism. The Holy Office no longer existed at that time.
  最后一段有一个时代错误。异端裁判所那时已经不存在了。
• There existed different opinions on this question.
  在这个问题上存在着不同看法。
• With such a state of national unity the problem of disloyalty or isolationism scarcely existed.
  有了这样全国团结的局面，不忠贞和孤立主义问题就几乎不存在了。
• U.S. duties on imported yarn and clothing have existed for decades.
  美国对进口纱线和服装的关税已经存在了数十年。
• It seems highly unlikely that she ever existed.
  她好像压根就没存在过。
• Such fears have existed for some time but have recently gained strength.
  这种担心已经存在了一段时间，但最近有加重的趋势。
• A close friendship had existed between them for several years.
  他们之间亲密的友谊已经有许多年了。
• The law has existed for centuries.
  这个法律已经存在上百年了。