being
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++being1 ●●○ W3 noun 1 come into being/be brought into being START TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETCto start to exist 诞生；出现；存在 a law that first came into being in 1912 于1912年制定的一条法律2 [countable]HBH a living thing, especially a person 生物〔尤指人〕 a human being 一个人intelligent/conscious/rational etc being a story about alien beings who invade Earth 外星生物入侵地球的故事3 [uncountable] literaryCHARACTER OF something the most important quality or nature of something, especially of a person 〔尤指人的〕本质，本性the core/roots/whole of somebody’s being The whole of her being had been taken over by a desire to return to her homeland. 她的整个身心都被回乡的念头占据了。
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being• We live by these great beings in the sky.• a human being• And that electrical energy also affects human beings.• The physiological states of growing organisms including human beings - vary greatly from one stage to another.• First of all, the bureaucrats shop like robots, not like human beings.• It's so peculiar to think that you plus wife equals a new human being.• Nature is said to abhor a vacuum; human beings abhor complexity. 3.• These are status-hungry beings eager to define a place in the world for themselves and for others.• living beingshuman being• Maybe away from her mum and dad she was capable of being a human being.• Because they are human beings and not two-legged souvenirs, Aborigines do not take kindly to having their pictures taken.• No human being who wants to read and own a book should ever have to go on bended knee to get it.• For it conjures up the Specter of one human being exacting his will on another.• Secondly, central bankers, like other human beings, can take the wrong decisions.• His most striking proposition to the lay reader is that human beings are genetically programmed to learn certain kinds of language.• Simply that human beings learned how to carry their environment with them.• Instead of pieces we played with human beings on a great white and black piazza.the core/roots/whole of somebody’s being• She was stuck there in the core of her being.• Anyway, you can't go through the whole of your life being called Nigel, can you?• The fact that so many young people are killed each day shakes me to the core of my being.be·ing2 /ˈbiːɪŋ/ verb [linking verb] 1. x-refthe present participle of be be的现在分词2 EXPLAINused to give the reason for something 由于 Being a quiet sort of person, I didn’t want to get involved. 我是个喜欢清静的人，所以不想介入。 You can’t expect them to sit still for that long, children being what they are. 你不能指望他们安安静静地坐那么长时间，小孩子就是小孩子。3 being as British English spoken because 因为 SYN as You might as well drink it, being as you’ve paid for it. 还是喝了吧，你钱都付过了。Examples from the Corpus
being• I wasn't surprised about the accident, kids being what they are.• Being young and single, I wasn't really worried about what might happen.being1 nounbe·ing2 verbChineseSyllable
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being
be‧ing1 /ˈbiːɪŋ/ 
verb [linking verb]
1. the present participle of be
2. used to give the reason for something:
Being a quiet sort of person, I didn’t want to get involved.
You can’t expect them to sit still for that long, children being what they are.
3. being as British English spoken because
SYN as:
You might as well drink it, being as you’ve paid for it.
being2 S2 W3 noun
1. come into being/be brought into being to start to exist:
a law that first came into being in 1912
2. [countable] a living thing, especially a person:
a human being
intelligent/conscious/rational etc being
a story about alien beings who invade Earth
3. [uncountable] literary the most important quality or nature of something, especially of a person
the core/roots/whole of sb’s being
The whole of her being had been taken over by a desire to return to her homeland.
| I |
verb [linking verb]1. the present participle of be
2. used to give the reason for something:
3. being as British English spoken because
SYN as:
| II |
noun1. come into being/be brought into being to start to exist:
2. [countable] a living thing, especially a person:
intelligent/conscious/rational etc being
3. [uncountable] literary the most important quality or nature of something, especially of a person
the core/roots/whole of sb’s being