existence [ɪg'zɪs.tənts] noun IMPROVER uncountable ■when something or someone exists 存在;实有•Many people question the existence of God.很多人怀疑上帝是否真的存在。 •Modern cosmology believes the Universe to have come into existence about fifteen billion years ago.现代宇宙论认为,宇宙大约在150亿年前就已经形成了。 •The theatre company that they started is still in existence today.他们创办的剧团直到今日仍在演出。 countable usually singular ■a particular way of life 生活;生活方式•She has a miserable existence living with him.和他生活在一起,她的日子苦不堪言。 |