[ bi: ] 短语和例子 BE ＝ 1.Bachelor of Engineering 工学士。 2.Bachelor of Economics 经济学士。 3.Bachelor of Education 教育学士。 4.Bank of England (英国)英格兰银行。 5.bill of exchange 汇票。 vi. 1.有…存在，生存。 Can such things be? 会有这样的事吗？ There is no water in the vase. 瓶里没有水。 There are seven of us. 我们有七个人。 I think, therefore I am. 我思故我在〔唯心主义哲学的一种说法〕。 Churchill is no more. 邱吉尔已经不在人世。 To be, or not to be: that is the question. 活还是死，是个要考虑的问题。 2.发生，产生，举行。 The accident was last week. 事故是上周发生的。 When is the wedding to be 婚礼何时举行？ 3. 在；逗留；到达，来到。 The book is on the desk. 书在桌子上。 He is in London. 他在伦敦。 Will you be here long 你在这里待得久吗？ Has anybody been here 有人来过吗？ 4.听任(保持原状)。 Let it be. 随它去。 Let her be. 由她去，不要管她。 5.属于；伴随；降临〔用于祈使语气〕。 May good fortune be with you. 祝你顺利。 Woe be to you! 愿你倒霉〔诅咒语〕! 6. 是…〔表示性质、状态等〕。 Iron is hard. 铁是硬的。 I am a pupil. 我是小学生。 7.是；值；等于〔表示时间、度量、价值等〕。 短语和例子 Today is Saturday. 今天是星期六。 The station is two miles away. 车站离这里两英里。 I am twenty (years old). 我二十岁。 This book is five dollars. 这本书价值五美元。 Twice four is eight. 四乘二等于八。 ★以上 6. 7. 两项释义用于连接述语称为连系动词 (linking verb) 或系词 (copula). 8. 做；成为，变成。 〔多用命令语气或不定式〕 Be prudent. 要谨慎小心。 Be a pupil before you become a teacher. 先做学生，然后再做先生。 To be subjective means not to look at problems objectively. 所谓主观性，就是不知道客观地看问题。 John wants to be a poet. 约翰想成为诗人。
1.〔be＋及物动词的过去分词构成被动语态〕。 We were awarded the first prize. 我们获得了一等奖。 I was scolded by Father. 我被父亲骂了。 2.〔be ＋come, go 等不及物动词的过去分词构成完成时〕。 Spring is come. 春天来了。 His health was broken. 他的身体垮了。 I am finished. 我完了。 3.〔be ＋现在分词构成进行时〕。 I was walking in the park at the time. 当时我正在公园里散步。 The ship is being built. 船正在建造中。 4.〔be ＋有 to 的不定式，表示约定、计划、职责、义务、愿望、可能、命运等〕。 He is to see me today. 他今天要来看我。 The book is to come. 书就会来的。 They are to be married in May. 他们预定在五月结婚。 You are not to do that. 你不该做那件事。 They knew that their love was to be eternal. 他们深信彼此将永远相爱。 He was never to see his wife again. 他此后就再没有和妻子见面了〔多用过去式〕。 5.〔were ＋带 to 的不定式，表示虚拟的假定〕。 短语和例子 If I were to be [were I to be] here tomorrow … 假若我明天来这里的话…。 Be at 从事于，做 (What are you at 你在干什么？)。 Be for 1. 到…去。 2. 赞成，要 (I am for New York. 我到纽约去。 We are for just war. 我们赞成正义的战争)。 Be from 1. 从…来。 2. 生在(某处) (She is from London. 她从伦敦来[她是伦敦人])。 Be gone! 走开!去! Be it so! = So be it (＝ Let it be so). 1. 就这样吧；这样也好；算啦，别管它了。 2. 但愿如此；心诚所愿 (＝ amen!). Be it that 即使…，也得…。 Be seated 请坐。 Be that as it may 即使如此，总得…。 Have been 〔口语〕来过 (Has anyone been 有人来过没有？)。 Have been (and gone) and 〔口语〕干下了…〔与过去分词并用表示抗议、惊愕等〕 (And d'you know what she's been and gone and done 你知道她干了些什么吗？ Who has been and moved my paper 是谁动了我的文件？ You have been and bought a new pen. 你买了一枝新笔啦)。 Have been at [in, to] 到过，去过 (Have you ever been at [to] Taipei 你到过台北吗？)。 Have been to 到(某处)去过了；去过，到过 (I have been to New York. 我到纽约去过了)。 If so be 真是那样的话，如若是这样。 (Mrs. Smith) that is [that was, that is to be] 现在的[原来的，将来的]史密斯夫人。 The … to be 未来的… (the bride to be未来的新娘)。 There is [was, are 等 ] 有。
Example Sentences:
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I have heard that he has been married before .. 我听说他过去结过婚。
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The resulting radiation is known as airglow . 其发出的辐射称为气辉。
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Business is terrible. i am calling it quits . 生意太糟了我要关门了。
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Since i am not crazy, i do not care . 既然我没有发疯，我就毫不在乎。
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He wondered if he had been dreaming . 他不晓得自己是不是做了一场梦。
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Medora is incorrigibly romantic . 梅朵拉很富于幻想，这是不可救药的。
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I expect it to be quite an ordeal . 可以预料，那将是非常艰苦的磨练。
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The bold path is the path of safety . 勇敢的道路，也就是安全的道路。
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She is both virile and feminine . 她既有男子的气概，又有女性的娇柔。
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She is in the top flight of journalists . 她是出类拔萃的新闻工作者。
