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 stark contrast between the haves and have-nots has always existed but in a recession the injustices become more painful
  虽然富人和穷人之间一直差距悬殊，但这种不公在经济萧条期愈加显得令人难以接受。
• 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。
• This logic, I dare say, existed when the first human being was thinking.
  这逻辑，我敢说，当第一人正在想时，存在了。
• The law has existed for centuries.
  这个法律已经存在上百年了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There was a warmth and passion about him I never knew existed
  他身上有一股我从不知道的热情和激情。
• There existed different opinions on this question.
  在这个问题上存在着不同看法。
• 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。