BE = 1.Bachelor of Engineering 工學(xué)士。 2.Bachelor of Economics 經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)士。 3.Bachelor of Education 教育學(xué)士。 4.Bank of England (英國(guó))英格蘭銀行。 5.bill of exchange 匯票。 vi. 1.有…存在,生存。 Can such things be? 會(huì)有這樣的事嗎? There is no water in the vase. 瓶里沒有水。 There are seven of us. 我們有七個(gè)人。 I think, therefore I am. 我思故我在〔唯心主義哲學(xué)的一種說(shuō)法〕。 Churchill is no more. 邱吉爾已經(jīng)不在人世。 To be, or not to be: that is the question. 活還是死,是個(gè)要考慮的問題。 2.發(fā)生,產(chǎn)生,舉行。 The accident was last week. 事故是上周發(fā)生的。 When is the wedding to be 婚禮何時(shí)舉行? 3. 在;逗留;到達(dá),來(lái)到。 The book is on the desk. 書在桌子上。 He is in London. 他在倫敦。 Will you be here long 你在這里待得久嗎? Has anybody been here 有人來(lái)過(guò)嗎? 4.聽任(保持原狀)。 Let it be. 隨它去。 Let her be. 由她去,不要管她。 5.屬于;伴隨;降臨〔用于祈使語(yǔ)氣〕。 May good fortune be with you. 祝你順利。 Woe be to you! 愿你倒霉〔詛咒語(yǔ)〕! 6. 是…〔表示性質(zhì)、狀態(tài)等〕。 Iron is hard. 鐵是硬的。 I am a pupil. 我是小學(xué)生。 7.是;值;等于〔表示時(shí)間、度量、價(jià)值等〕。
短語(yǔ)和例子
Today is Saturday. 今天是星期六。 The station is two miles away. 車站離這里兩英里。 I am twenty (years old). 我二十歲。 This book is five dollars. 這本書價(jià)值五美元。 Twice four is eight. 四乘二等于八。 ★以上 6. 7. 兩項(xiàng)釋義用于連接述語(yǔ)稱為連系動(dòng)詞 (linking verb) 或系詞 (copula). 8. 做;成為,變成。 〔多用命令語(yǔ)氣或不定式〕 Be prudent. 要謹(jǐn)慎小心。 Be a pupil before you become a teacher. 先做學(xué)生,然后再做先生。 To be subjective means not to look at problems objectively. 所謂主觀性,就是不知道客觀地看問題。 John wants to be a poet. 約翰想成為詩(shī)人。
1.〔be+及物動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去分詞構(gòu)成被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)〕。 We were awarded the first prize. 我們獲得了一等獎(jiǎng)。 I was scolded by Father. 我被父親罵了。 2.〔be +come, go 等不及物動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去分詞構(gòu)成完成時(shí)〕。 Spring is come. 春天來(lái)了。 His health was broken. 他的身體垮了。 I am finished. 我完了。 3.〔be +現(xiàn)在分詞構(gòu)成進(jìn)行時(shí)〕。 I was walking in the park at the time. 當(dāng)時(shí)我正在公園里散步。 The ship is being built. 船正在建造中。 4.〔be +有 to 的不定式,表示約定、計(jì)劃、職責(zé)、義務(wù)、愿望、可能、命運(yùn)等〕。 He is to see me today. 他今天要來(lái)看我。 The book is to come. 書就會(huì)來(lái)的。 They are to be married in May. 他們預(yù)定在五月結(jié)婚。 You are not to do that. 你不該做那件事。 They knew that their love was to be eternal. 他們深信彼此將永遠(yuǎn)相愛。 He was never to see his wife again. 他此后就再?zèng)]有和妻子見面了〔多用過(guò)去式〕。 5.〔were +帶 to 的不定式,表示虛擬的假定〕。
短語(yǔ)和例子
If I were to be [were I to be] here tomorrow … 假若我明天來(lái)這里的話…。 Be at 從事于,做 (What are you at 你在干什么?)。 Be for 1. 到…去。 2. 贊成,要 (I am for New York. 我到紐約去。 We are for just war. 我們贊成正義的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng))。 Be from 1. 從…來(lái)。 2. 生在(某處) (She is from London. 她從倫敦來(lái)[她是倫敦人])。 Be gone! 走開!去! Be it so! = So be it (= Let it be so). 1. 就這樣吧;這樣也好;算啦,別管它了。 2. 但愿如此;心誠(chéng)所愿 (= amen!). Be it that 即使…,也得…。 Be seated 請(qǐng)坐。 Be that as it may 即使如此,總得…。 Have been 〔口語(yǔ)〕來(lái)過(guò) (Has anyone been 有人來(lái)過(guò)沒有?)。 Have been (and gone) and 〔口語(yǔ)〕干下了…〔與過(guò)去分詞并用表示抗議、驚愕等〕 (And d'you know what she's been and gone and done 你知道她干了些什么嗎? Who has been and moved my paper 是誰(shuí)動(dòng)了我的文件? You have been and bought a new pen. 你買了一枝新筆啦)。 Have been at [in, to] 到過(guò),去過(guò) (Have you ever been at [to] Taipei 你到過(guò)臺(tái)北嗎?)。 Have been to 到(某處)去過(guò)了;去過(guò),到過(guò) (I have been to New York. 我到紐約去過(guò)了)。 If so be 真是那樣的話,如若是這樣。 (Mrs. Smith) that is [that was, that is to be] 現(xiàn)在的[原來(lái)的,將來(lái)的]史密斯夫人。 The … to be 未來(lái)的… (the bride to be未來(lái)的新娘)。 There is [was, are 等 ] 有。
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher" 同義詞:follow,
have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" 同義詞:exist,
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" 同義詞:live,
be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" 同義詞:constitute, represent, make up, comprise,
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" 同義詞:equal,
represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" 同義詞:embody, personify,
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be"
happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents'' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"