existing

英 [ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ]

美 [ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ]

adj.  现存的; 现行的
v.  存在; 实际上有; (尤指在困境或贫困中)生活，生存
exist的现在分词

现在分词：existing　

IELTS计算机

Collins.3 / BNC.1063 / COCA.2150

牛津词典

adj.

• 现存的；现行的
  found or used now
  1. New laws will soon replace existing legislation.
     新法律即将取代现行法规。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （尤指与未来相对的）现存的，现行的，目前的
  Existingis used to describe something which is now present, available, or in operation, especially when you are contrasting it with something which is planned for the future.
  1. ...the need to improve existing products and develop new lines...
     改进现有产品、开发新生产线的需要
  2. Existing timbers are replaced or renewed...
     现有的木料进行了替换或翻新。
  3. This facility is open to both new and existing borrowers.
     这套设备向新老借用者开放。

英英释义

adj

• having existence or being or actuality
  1. an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient
  2. much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran
  Synonym:existent
• presently existing
  1. the existing system
• existing in something specified
  1. depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream

双语例句

• At the moment they are existing on pensions that are subsidised by the government.
  此刻他们正依靠政府发放的养老金维持生计。
• All new fashion starts out as a reaction against existing convention
  所有新时尚都是从打破现有常规开始的。
• They should concentrate on rejuvenating the existing vegetation, like grass and shrubs.
  他们应该侧重于修整现有的绿化植被，比如草和灌木。
• These ideas gradually incorporated with the existing religious beliefs to form a new philosophy.
  这些观点逐渐与现存的宗教信仰结合而形成一套新哲学。
• Professor Orr has developed interesting ways of tagging chemical molecules using existing laboratory lasers
  奥尔教授发明了用现有实验室激光设备给化学分子做记号的种种有趣的办法。
• The builders will have to strengthen the existing joists with additional timber.
  施工人员将不得不另外用木料加固现有的托梁。
• Existing timbers are replaced or renewed
  现有的木料进行了替换或翻新。
• A website need not cannibalise existing sales.
  网站并不妨碍目前的销售。
• New goals are not always consistent with the existing policies.
  新目标并不总是与现行政策一致。
• Some feminists sought reforms within the existing social order.
  一些女权主义者寻求在现存的社会制度内进行改革。