- be
- [biː]
1. (pt - was, were); (pp - been); vi
1) (with complement) 是 [shì]
*
I'm English/Chinese — 我是英国人/中国人*
she's tall/pretty — 她长得高/漂亮*
I'm tired/hot — 我累了/很热*
she's hungry/thirsty — 她饿了/渴了*
your hair's wet — 你的头发湿了*
he's a doctor — 他是医生*
this is my mother — 这是我妈妈*
who is it? — 是谁啊？*
it's only me/the postman — 是我/邮递员啊*
it was Diana who paid the bill — 是黛安娜付的账单*
2 and 2 are 4 — 2加2等于4*
be careful/quiet! — 当心/安静！2) (referring to time, date) 是 [shì]*
it's 5 o'clock — 现在是5点钟*
it's the 28th of April, it's April 28th — 今天是4月28日3) (describing weather)*
it's hot/cold — 天热/冷 [tiān rè/lěng]*
it's foggy/wet — 天有雾/天气潮湿*
it's windy today — 今天有风4) (talking about health)*
how are you? — 你身体怎么样？ [nǐ shěntǐ zěnmeyàng？]*
I'm fine, thanks — 我很好，谢谢*
I'm better now — 我现在好多了5) (talking about age) 有 [yǒu]*
how old are you? — 你多大了？*
I'm 16 (years old) — 我16(岁)*
I'll be 18 on Friday — 星期五我就18岁了6) (talking about place) 在 [zài]*
Madrid is in Spain — 马德里在西班牙*
it's on the table — 在桌上*
the supermarket isn't far from here — 超市离这儿不远*
I won't be here tomorrow — 我明天不在这儿*
have you been to Beijing? — 你去过北京吗？*
we've been here for ages — 我们已经在这里好久了*
where have you been? — 你去哪儿了？*
has the postman been yet? — 邮递员来过了吗？*
the meeting will be in the canteen — 会议将在食堂举行7) (referring to distance) 有 [yǒu]*
it's 10 km to the village — 这儿离村庄有10公里*
it's 20 miles from here to London — 从这儿到伦敦有20英里8) (cost) 花 [huā]*
how much was the meal? — 这顿饭花了多少钱？*
that'll be £5 please — 请付5英镑*
these trousers are only £30 — 这条裤子仅仅30英镑9) (linking clauses) 是 [shì]*
the problem is that ... — 问题是...*
the fact is that ... — 事实是...10) (exist, occur etc) 存在 [cúnzài]*
the best singer that ever was — 曾经有过的最好的歌手*
is there a God? — 存在上帝吗？*
be that as it may — 即使如此11) (assessing a situation)*
it is likely that he'll resign — 很可能他将辞职 [hěn kěnéng tā jiāng cízhí]2. aux vb*
it is difficult for me to complain — 我很难抱怨1) (forming continuous tenses)*
what are you doing? — 你在干什么？ [nǐ zài gàn shénme?]*
it is raining — 天下着雨*
people are using their cars too much — 人们正在过多地使用汽车*
they're coming tomorrow — 他们明天来2) (forming passives)*
to be murdered — 被谋杀 [bèi móushā]*
he was killed in a car crash — 他在一场车祸中丧生*
the building was designed by a famous architect — 这座建筑由一位著名的建筑师设计*
the box had been opened — 盒子已被打开了3) (with "to" infinitive)*
the house is to be sold — 房子将要出售 [fángzi jiāng yào chūshòu]*
what is to be done? — 我们该怎么办？*
these flowers are to be found all over the country — 这些花在全国都能看得到*
the thief was nowhere to be seen — 小偷不知去向4) (in tag questions)*
it was fun, wasn't it? — 有意思，是不是？ [yǒu yìsi, shì bù shì?]*
it wasn't good timing, was it? — 时间选得不太好，是不是？*
he's good-looking, isn't he? — 他长得不错，是不是？*
so you're back again, are you? — 所以你又回来了，是不是？5) (in short answers)*
"was it where I said?" - "yes, it was/no, it wasn't" — "就在我说的地方吗？" "是/不是" ["jiù zài wǒ shuō de dìfang ma?" "shì/bù shì"]*
"you're all right, aren't you?" - "yes, I am/no, I'm not" — "你还好，是不是？" "是的，我还好/不，我不好"
English-Chinese new dictionary. 2014.
