1. | [u] 存在;实有the state or fact of being real or living or of being present |
I was unaware of his existence until today. 直到今天我才知道有他这么个人。 | |
This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence . 这是现存最古老的希伯来文手稿。 | |
Pakistan came into existence as an independent country in 1947. 巴基斯坦在 1947 年成为了独立国家。 | |
a crisis that threatens the industry's continued existence 对这一行业的继续生存构成威胁的危机 |
2. | [c] (尤指艰难或无聊的)生活,生活方式a way of living especially when this is difficult or boring |
The family endured a miserable existence in a cramped apartment. 这家人在狭小的公寓里艰难度日。 | |
We led a poor but happy enough existence as children. 我们儿时的生活虽然贫穷却过得很愉快。 | |
They eke out a precarious existence(= they have hardly enough money to live on) . 他们勉强维持着朝不保夕的生活。 | |
The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence(= in order to continue to live) . 农民靠丰收才能活命。 |