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

• Such fears have existed for some time but have recently gained strength.
  这种担心已经存在了一段时间，但最近有加重的趋势。
• How long has this school existed?
  该所学校成立了多长时间？
• 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。
• These terms and concepts have existed for many years.
  这些术语和概念已存在多年。
• They completely ignore these facts as if they never existed.
  他们完全忽略了这些事实，就仿佛它们不存在似的。
• A close friendship had existed between them for several years.
  他们之间亲密的友谊已经有许多年了。
• The apartheid system which enshrined racism in law still existed.
  以法律保护种族主义的种族隔离制度依旧存在。
• I have to say I didn't even know Fox Lane Police Station existed till about four or five years ago
  我必须承认直到四五年前我才知道有福克斯巷警察局。
• 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。
• It seems highly unlikely that she ever existed.
  她好像压根就没存在过。