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 existed different opinions on this question.
  在这个问题上存在着不同看法。
• The law has existed for centuries.
  这个法律已经存在上百年了。
• Similarly, risk concentrations that might be acceptable at a single institution in a period of economic expansion could be dangerous if they existed at a large number of institutions simultaneously.
  同样，在经济扩张时期，一个单独的机构可以接受的风险集中，如果在大量的机构中同时存在，就是十分危险的。
• Taboos surrounding menstruation and sex have existed since the times of the Old Testament.
  月经和性的禁忌早在旧约的时候就存在了。
• They were so poor that they did not live but merely existed.
  他们穷得只能算生存，不能算生活。
• 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。
• It seems highly unlikely that she ever existed.
  她好像压根就没存在过。
• Racism is a deeply rooted prejudice which has existed for thousands of years.
  种族主义是存在了几千年的根深蒂固的偏见。
• 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。
• How long has this school existed?
  该所学校成立了多长时间？