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

• 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。
• 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。
• The new system will be compatible with existing equipment.
  新的系统将与现有的设备相互兼容。
• Most manufacturers content themselves with updating existing models.
  大多数制造商都满足于对现有款型进行更新。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Existing houses are becoming totally unfit for human habitation
  现有的房子正变得完全不适合住人。
• 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。