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

• 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 new measures are aimed at tightening existing sanctions.
  新措施旨在加强现行的制裁。
• Most of the 'new' models promised by American car makers look set to be little more than rehashes of existing products.
  这些美国汽车制造商承诺推出的“新款”多半都像是现有车型的翻版。
• By embracing other cultures and genres, we actually broaden our horizons, rather than narrow any existing ones.
  通过接纳其他文化和体裁，我们实际上拓宽了领域，而不是让现有的范围变得狭窄。
• The doctors want stricter enforcement of existing laws, such as those banning sales of cigarettes to children.
  医生们希望加大现行法律的执行力度，如禁止向孩童出售香烟。
• I was barely existing.
  我勉强维持生计。
• He is not fatuously content with existing conditions.
  他不会愚昧地满于现状的。
• 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。
• An intriguing variant to pipelines would be to carry the water using the existing system of canals
  除用管道外，利用现有的运河系统来输送水也很值得一试。
• Lenders rely on the misplaced loyalty of existing borrowers to make their profit
  放贷人指望现有借贷人的盲目忠诚来谋求利益。