n.存在；人；生物；本質(zhì)

I don't like being pent up in the house all the time. 我不喜歡整天給關(guān)在屋子里。

It is fun eating by stealth without being found. 偷吃而不被人發(fā)現(xiàn)很有趣。

Earthenware has an advantage over wood in being more easily kept clean. 陶器的優(yōu)點(diǎn)在于比木器更容易保持清潔。

I have a feeling that we are being followed. 我有種感覺我們正被人跟蹤。

I detest violence with my whole being. 我畢生譴責(zé)暴力行為。

When did the world come into being? 世界是什么時候形成的？

What is the purpose of our being? 我們生存的目的是什么？

being用作名詞的基本意思是“生物,人”,可指自然界的任何有生命的東西,也可作“存在,生存”解,引申還可作生物的“本質(zhì),本性”解。

being還可用作動詞，是be的現(xiàn)在分詞、動名詞，可構(gòu)成狀語短語、獨(dú)立結(jié)構(gòu)、進(jìn)行時態(tài)、被動語態(tài)等。

n.康樂；安寧

n.人；n

n.內(nèi)在的事物(本質(zhì))

n.不存在的事；無