being

相關句子：

1. I don't like being pent up in the house all the time.
   我不喜歡整天給關在屋子裡。
2. It is fun eating by stealth without being found.
   偷吃而不被人發現很有趣。
3. Earthenware has an advantage over wood in being more easily kept clean.
   陶器的優點在於比木器更容易保持清潔。
4. I have a feeling that we are being followed.
   我有種感覺我們正被人跟蹤。
5. The ship was in imminent peril of being wrecked.
   那條船馬上就有失事的危險。
6. I detest violence with my whole being.
   我畢生譴責暴力行為。
7. When did the world come into being?
   世界是什麼時候形成的？
8. What is the purpose of our being?
   我們生存的目的是什麼？

英文解釋：

名詞 being:

1. the state or fact of existing
   同義詞：beingness, existence
2. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
   同義詞：organism

動詞 be:

1. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
   同義詞：be
2. be identical to; be someone or something
   同義詞：be
3. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
   同義詞：be
4. have an existence, be extant
   同義詞：exist, be
5. happen, occur, take place
   同義詞：be
6. be identical or equivalent to
   同義詞：equal, be
7. form or compose
   同義詞：constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
8. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
   同義詞：be, follow
9. represent, as of a character on stage
   同義詞：embody, be, personify
10. spend or use time
    同義詞：be
11. have life, be alive
    同義詞：be, live
12. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
    同義詞：be
13. be priced at
    同義詞：cost, be