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

• Existing timbers are replaced or renewed
  现有的木料进行了替换或翻新。
• 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。
• Much of this business involves retrofitting existing planes
  这项业务主要是改造更新现有的飞机。
• 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。
• 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。
• I was barely existing.
  我勉强维持生计。
• 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。
• There is already an element of compulsion in existing government schemes for the unemployed.
  政府现行的失业方案已经有点强制的意味了。
• The new measures are aimed at tightening existing sanctions.
  新措施旨在加强现行的制裁。