not existing; not real 不存在的;不真实的 a non-existent problem 不存在的问题 ‘How's your social life?’ ‘Non-existent, I'm afraid.’ “你的社交生活如何?” “我恐怕没有社交生活。” Hospital beds were scarce and medicines were practically non-existent. 当时医院病床紧缺,药物几乎没有。
Extra ExamplesServices for customers on public transport are becoming non-existent. 公共交通工具上的顾客服务就要取消了。 The hotel turned out to be completely non-existent. 最终发现这家旅馆根本不存在。 Typewriters have become almost non-existent in offices. 办公室里已经几乎没有打字员了。 She was claiming welfare for two non-existent children. 她在为两个不存在的孩子申请福利。 They would waste their time worrying about non-existent dangers. 他们为根本不存在的危险担忧只会浪费自己的时间。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- completely
- basically
- almost
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