exist
verb- [intransitive]
(not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 to be real; to be present in a place or situation 存在；实际上有 Does life exist on other planets? 其他行星上有生命吗？ Few of these monkeys still exist in the wild. 这些野生的猴子已为数不多了。 Major differences continue to exist between the two countries. 两国之间仍然存在重大分歧。 A solution has been found and the problem no longer exists. 已找到解决方案，问题不再存在。 On his retirement the post will cease to exist. 他退休后这个职位将不复存在。 Adequate facilities already exist to serve the needs of people visting the town. 已经有足够的设施来满足城镇居民的需求。 It is an art gallery that exists only on the internet. 它是一个只存在于互联网上的美术馆。 Evidence of their relationship exists in the form of a series of letters. 他们关系的证据以一系列信件的形式存在。 I didn't think people like that existed any more. 我认为再也没有那样的人了。 - exist to do something
The charity exists to support victims of crime. 设立这个慈善机构是为了援助罪案受害者。
Extra ExamplesThe problem only exists in your head, Jane. 这个问题不过是你的想象，简。 The technology did not yet exist. 那时这种技术尚不存在。 He argued that ideas do not exist independently of the language that expresses them. 他认为，思想不会脱离其语言表达形式而独立存在。 They appear to exist in significant numbers. 看起来他们大量存在着。 companies that exist solely for the purpose of mortgage lending 单为抵押贷款而办的公司 the enormous volcanoes now known to exist on Mars 目前已知火星上存在的巨型火山 A temple existed here hundreds of years ago. 数百年前这里曾有一座寺庙。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actually
- really
- already
- …
- be known to
- appear to
- be believed to
- …
- [intransitive] exist (on something)
to live, especially in a difficult situation or with very little money （尤指在困境或贫困中）生活，生存
Word Originearly 17th cent.: probably a back-formation from existence.