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。
• Malcolm's contract will run in tandem with his existing one.
  马尔科姆的合同将与他手头的合同同时生效。
• Existing timbers are replaced or renewed
  现有的木料进行了替换或翻新。
• 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。
• A website need not cannibalise existing sales.
  网站并不妨碍目前的销售。
• Much of this business involves retrofitting existing planes
  这项业务主要是改造更新现有的飞机。
• 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 investigation will rely on existing powers to subpoena documents.
  该调查将凭借现有权力要求将各种相关文件呈堂。
• 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。
• 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。