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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• That was for a design built round an existing American engine
  那是用在以现有的一种美国发动机为基础的设计之上的。
• The new system will be compatible with existing equipment.
  新的系统将与现有的设备相互兼容。
• Much of this business involves retrofitting existing planes
  这项业务主要是改造更新现有的飞机。
• Existing timbers are replaced or renewed
  现有的木料进行了替换或翻新。
• 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。
• 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。