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TOEFL BNC: 875 COCA: 1016

exist

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ex·ist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ ●●● S2 W1 verb [intransitiveI]  
1  HAPPENto happen or be present in a particular situation or place 发生；存在
 The custom of arranged marriages still exists in many countries.
许多国家仍存在包办婚姻的习俗。
 Opportunities exist for students to gain sponsorship.
学生有机会获得资助。
 Stop pretending that the problem doesn’t exist.
别再假装这个问题不存在了。
 The club will cease to exist if financial help is not found.
该俱乐部要是得不到资助将不复存在。
2  EXISTto be real or alive 存在；实际上有
 Do fairies really exist?
真的有神仙吗？
 Tom acts as if I don’t exist at times.
汤姆有时表现得就像我不存在一样。
3  LIFEto stay alive, especially in a difficult situation when you do not have enough money, food etc 维持生存〔尤指勉强糊口〕 SYN survive
exist on
 The hostages existed on bread and water.
人质靠面包和水生存。
n COLLOCATIONS
adverbs
really/actually exist
Do you think ghosts really exist?
already exist
Legislation to protect us from terrorists already exists.
currently exist
No treaty currently exists between the two countries.
still exist (=existing in the past and continuing to exist)
A number of his early photographs still exist.
verbs
continue to exist
We all hope the human race will continue to exist for millions of years.
cease to exist (=stop existing)
Many of these companies will cease to exist in five years' time.
be known to exist
Seven copies of the original book are still known to exist.
phrases
the right to exist
The president issued a statement recognizing Kosovo's right to exist.
n GRAMMAR: Using the progressive
Exist is not used in the progressive in meanings 1 and 2. You say:
No company of that name exists.
✗Don’t say: No company of that name is existing.
Exist can be used in the progressive in meaning 3. You can say:
At the moment they are existing on a few dollars a day.
Examples from the Corpus
exist• Do you think ghosts really exist?• Only about 50 Florida panthers are believed to exist.• There now exists a significant body of scientific research on the subject.• Just when did this revolution occur and in fact did information exist before its arrival in electronic form?• Poor families in our city are barely able to exist during the winter.• Although a total prohibition exists for the third category above, special circumstances may exist for the first two services.• Whereas, in fact, many of the longest-lasting marriages are those between people who exist in perpetual conflict.• We can't continue to pretend that the problem of homelessness doesn't exist in this city.• The blue whale is the largest creature that has ever existed on earth.• They also, to a greater or lesser extent, existed outside mainstream, predominantly male controlled, hierarchical structures.• A large body of theory and no small degree of controversy exist relative to the treatment of uncertainty.• Once again, in other words, Carter was seeing dangers that did not exist, while ignoring those that did.
cease to exist• Young poultry is marketed at such an early age that these differences have practically ceased to exist. 8.• As of 1991, the Russian Communist Party effectively ceased to exist.• The town which Joyce wrote about has long since ceased to exist.• And the local elected legislature will cease to exist.• One wet day, though, in 1985 Bellerby Feast had almost ceased to exist.• The world had ceased to exist.• Whatever may happen to different orders of reality, this space-time and its laws will cease to exist.• And it is true that after his death she ceased to exist for the world beyond the farm.• For a fraction of an instant I thought I had ceased to exist myself.• As a result there ceases to exist unalloyed the direct feedback, characteristic of primitive societies, between natural conditions and consciousness.
exist on• Brian exists on pizza and soft drinks.
Origin exist
(1600-1700) Latin exsistere “to come into being, exist”, from sistere “to stand”
ex·ist verb →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL BNC: 875 COCA: 1016
exist

verb

ADVERB | VERB + EXIST ADVERB➤actually, really事實上存在；確實存在◇Do these creatures really exist?這些生物確實存在嗎 ?➤already, still已經存在；依然存在◇Few of these monkeys still exist in the wild.這些猴子只有少數仍處於野生狀態。➤previously之前存在➤no longer, not any more不再存在◇I didn't think people like that existed any more.我認為再也沒有那樣的人了。➤not yet尚不存在◇The technology did not yet exist.那時這種技術尚不存在。➤currently目前存在➤only, solely僅僅存在◇companies that exist solely for the purpose of mortgage lending單為抵押貸款而辦的公司➤primarily主要存在▸➤independently獨立存在◇He argued that ideas do not exist independently of the language that expresses them.他認為，思想不會脫離其語言表達形式而獨立存在。VERB + EXIST➤be known to已知存在◇the enormous volcanoes now known to exist on Mars目前已知火星上存在的巨型火山➤appear to, be believed to, be supposed to看起來／被認為／假定存在◇They appear to exist in significant numbers.看起來他們大量存在着。◇a species with only about a thousand believed to exist in the wild據信野外僅存活約 1,000 只的物種➤continue to繼續存在▸➤cease to不再存在
TOEFL BNC: 875 COCA: 1016
exist

verb

exist ♦︎ find ♦︎ occur ♦︎ prevail ♦︎ liveThese words all mean to be present in a place or situation. 这些词均表示存在。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to exist / be found / occur / prevail in / among sth◆to still exist / be found / occur / prevail◆to never exist / be found / occur■ exist [intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to be real; to be present in a place or situation 存在；实际上有◆Does life exist on other planets?其他星球上有生命存在吗？◆The problem only exists in your head, Ben.这个问题不过是你的想象，本。  see also existence ⇨ life 1 ■ find (found, found) [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) used to say that sth exists and is noticeable in a particular place （在某处）存在；见于◆These flowers are found only in Africa.这些花仅见于非洲。◆You'll find this style of architecture all over the town.全城各处都能见到这种风格的建筑。■ occur əˈkɜː(r) (-rr-) [intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses, used with an adverb or preposition 不用于进行时，与副词或介词连用) (rather formal) to exist in a place or be present as a part of sth 存在于；出现在◆Lemurs occur in the wild only in Madagascar.狐猴仅存在于马达加斯加的野生环境中。◆Sugar occurs naturally in fruit.水果天然含糖分。▸ occurrence əˈkʌrəns; NAmE əˈkɜːrəns

noun

 [uncountable] ◆The document addresses the occurrence of arsenic in drinking water.该文件谈到要如何解决饮用水中出现砷的问题。■ prevail prɪˈveɪl [intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (formal) to exist or be very common at a particular time or in a particular place （在某时期或某处）普遍存在，盛行◆We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons.地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。  see also prevalent ⇨ general adj. 1 ■ live [intransitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) to be alive, especially at a particular time （尤指在某时期）活着◆He's the greatest player who ever lived.他是世上最杰出的运动员。◆When did Handel live?亨德尔是什么时期的人？   see also life ⇨ life 1 2
TOEFL BNC: 875 COCA: 1016

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