being

noun

1. 存在；生存
   existence
   1. The Irish Free State came into being in 1922.
      爱尔兰自由邦成立于1922年。
   2. A new era was brought into being by the war.
      那场战争使得一个新的时代产生了。
2. 生物
   a living creature
   1. human beings
      人
   2. a strange being from another planet
      来自另一星球的陌生生物
3. 思想感情；身心
   your mind and all of your feelings
   1. I hated him with my whole being.
      我从心底憎恨他。

1. 
   Being is the present participle of be .
2. V-LINK （用于说明原因的非限定性从句中）因为，由于
   Being is used in non-finite clauses where you are giving the reason for something.
   1. It being a Sunday, the old men had the day off...
      因为是星期天，所以老人都休息。
   2. Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it...
      出于天性，小男孩们可能会决定利用这一点。
   3. Of course, being young, I did not worry.
      当然，因为还年轻，所以我并不担心。
3. See also: People expect a horse to perform like a car, with no thought for its feelings as a living being. ...beings from outer space. human being
4. N-UNCOUNT 存在
   Being is existence. Something that is in being or comes into being exists.
   1. Abraham Maslow described psychology as 'the science of being.'...
      亚伯拉罕·马斯洛形容心理学是“存在的科学”。
   2. The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.
      意大利王国于1861年3月17日正式成立。
   3. ...the complex process by which the novel is brought into being.
      这部小说复杂的写作过程
5. PHR-CONJ-SUBORD （用于解释所说内容的原因）因为，由于
   You can use being as to introduce a reason for what you are saying.
   1. I used to go everywhere with my mother being as I was the youngest.
      我以前到哪儿都跟着我妈，因为我是老小。
6. See also: well-being

1. It being a Sunday, the old men had the day off
   因为是星期天，所以老人都休息。
2. Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it
   出于天性，小男孩们可能会决定利用这一点。
3. Of course, being young, I did not worry.
   当然，因为还年轻，所以我并不担心。
4. People expect a horse to perform like a car, with no thought for its feelings as a living being.
   人们希望马能像汽车一样，完全没有考虑到马作为一种有生命的动物会有什么样的感受。
5. Abraham Maslow described psychology as 'the science of being.'
   亚伯拉罕·马斯洛形容心理学是“存在的科学”。
6. The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.
   意大利王国于1861年3月17日正式成立。
7. I used to go everywhere with my mother being as I was the youngest.
   我以前到哪儿都跟着我妈，因为我是老小。
8. I'm not being boastful.
   我不是在吹牛。
9. Changes are being made here which go against my principles and I cannot agree with them.
   这里作的改动违背了我的原则，我不能同意。
10. Being a foreigner was not a handicap.
    身为外国人并不是一个障碍。
11. I can't imagine you being unfair to anyone, Leigh.
    利，我想象不出你会对谁不公正。
12. I impressed on him what a huge honour he was being offered.
    我让他铭记他当时被授予了多么大的荣誉。
13. He lost his job for allegedly being incapable.
    据说他由于软弱无能而丢掉了工作。
14. Far from being separate, the mind and body form an indivisible whole.
    心智与身体绝不是分离的，它们形成了一个不可分割的整体。
15. I felt the pressure of being the first woman in the job.
    作为第一个从事这一工作的女性，我感到有压力。
16. I must thank you for being so kind to me
    我很感激你对我这么好。
17. He was almost neurotic about being followed
    他对被跟踪几乎到了神经过敏的程度。
18. I hate being photographed
    我讨厌照相。
19. She expressed resentment at being interviewed by a social worker
    她表达了对被一位社工采访的愤恨。
20. They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted.
    没有充分征求他们的意见，这让他们感到被冷落了。
21. I was tired of being a bookkeeper.
    我厌倦了当簿记员。
22. A kid I used to be friends with turned against me after being told that I'd been insulting him
    曾和我很要好的一个小孩听人说我一直在辱骂他以后就和我翻脸了。
23. Why do I have the feeling I'm being used again?
    为什么我感觉又被利用了？
24. I always had the feeling we were being watched.
    我总感觉我们被监视了。
25. She was weary of being alone.
    她厌倦了独处。
26. They felt they were being sucked into a whirlpool of publicity
    他们觉得好像陷入了一个宣传的漩涡中。
27. Thus the first worker's league came into being.
    第一个工人联盟就这样产生了。
28. His illness is being aggravated by anxieties.
    忧虑使他的病情加剧了。
29. The beans swelled up after being soaked.
    豆子泡涨了。
30. You are being too modest.
    你过谦了。

noun

1. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

   Synonym:    organism

2. the state or fact of existing
   1. a point of view gradually coming into being
   2. laws in existence for centuries

   Synonym:    beingnessexistence