being
verb
noun
ˈbiːɪŋ
verb
1
the
present
participle
of
BE
be的现在分词
2
used
to
give
the
reason
for
something
由于
Being
a
quiet
sort
of
person,
I
didn’t
want
to
get
involved.
我是个喜欢清静的人，所以不想介入。
You
can’t
expect
them
to
sit
still
for
that
long,
children
being
what
they
are.
你不要指望他们安安静静地坐那么长时间，小孩子就是小孩子。
3
being as
because
[英，口] 因为;
BrE spoken
You
might
as
well
drink
it,
being
as
you’ve
paid
for
it.
还是喝了吧，你钱都付过了。
noun
4
come into being/be brought into being
to
start
to
exist
诞生; 出现; 存在
a
law
that
first
came
into
being
in
1912
于 1912 年制定的一条法律
5
a
living
thing,
especially
a
person
生物〔尤指人〕
C
a
human
being
一个人
intelligent/conscious/rational
etc
being
a
story
about
alien
beings
who
invade
Earth
外星生物入侵地球的故事
6
the
most
important
quality
or
nature
of
something,
especially
of
a
person
[文] 〔尤指人的〕本质，本性
U | literary
the
core/roots/whole
of
sb’s
being
The
whole
of
her
being
had
been
taken
over
by
a
desire
to
return
to
her
homeland.
她的整个身心都被回乡的念头占据了