be
英 [bi?]
美[bi]
- prep. 在，存在；是
- n. (Be)人名；(緬)拜；(日)部(姓)；(朝)培；(中非)貝
英英釋意
- 1. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun);
- "John is rich"
- "This is not a good answer"
- 2. be identical to; be someone or something;
- "The president of the company is John Smith"
- "This is my house"
- 3. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere;
- "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"
- "What is behind this behavior?"
- 4. have an existence, be extant;
- "Is there a God?"
- 5. 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"
- 6. be identical or equivalent to;
- "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
- 7. 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"
- 8. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function;
- "He is a herpetologist"
- "She is our resident philosopher"
- 9. represent, as of a character on stage;
- "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
- 10. spend or use time;
- "I may be an hour"
- 11. have life, be alive;
- "Our great leader is no more"
- "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
- 12. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form;
- "let her be"
- 13. be priced at;
- "These shoes cost $100"
