existed

英 [ɪɡˈzɪstɪd]

美 [ɪɡˈzɪstɪd]

v.  存在; 实际上有; (尤指在困境或贫困中)生活，生存
exist的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 存在;实际上有
  If somethingexists, it is present in the world as a real thing.
  1. He thought that if he couldn't see something, it didn't exist...
     他认为自己看不见的东西就不存在。
  2. Research opportunities exist in a wide range of pure and applied areas of entomology...
     纯理论昆虫学和应用昆虫学的众多领域都存在着研究机会。
  3. When Alfred Adler first postulated in 1908 that there existed an inborn instinct of aggression Freud argued against it.
     当艾尔弗雷德·阿德勒于1908年首次提出人生来就有攻击性本能的假设时，弗洛伊德对此表示反对。
• VERB （尤指在逆境中）生存，生活
  Toexistmeans to live, especially under difficult conditions or with very little food or money.
  1. I exist from one visit to the next...
     我的生活就是一个接一个的访问。
  2. I was barely existing.
     我勉强维持生计。
  3. ...the problems of having to exist on unemployment benefit.
     不得不靠失业救济金过活的那些问题

双语例句

• The law has existed for centuries.
  这个法律已经存在上百年了。
• There existed different opinions on this question.
  在这个问题上存在着不同看法。
• If there is no language, the processing of reasoning with proof must not be existed.
  如果没有语言，推理和论证就无法进行，这就使语言和诡辩结下了不解之缘。
• Despite its prevalence, schizophrenia has existed behind a wall of secrecy for years.
  尽管精神分裂症患者为数众多，但多年来这种病一直被捂着掩着。
• How long has this school existed?
  该所学校成立了多长时间？
• The work fills ( in) a gap which has hitherto existed in our archaeological literature.
  这部著作填补了我国考古学文献中的一个空白。
• In education, a serious gap has existed between agricultural science and other areas of natural science.
  在教育方面，农业科学和自然科学其它领域之间存在严重的空白。
• The last paragraph contains an anachronism. The Holy Office no longer existed at that time.
  最后一段有一个时代错误。异端裁判所那时已经不存在了。
• Taboos surrounding menstruation and sex have existed since the times of the Old Testament.
  月经和性的禁忌早在旧约的时候就存在了。
• With such a state of national unity the problem of disloyalty or isolationism scarcely existed.
  有了这样全国团结的局面，不忠贞和孤立主义问题就几乎不存在了。