being，英语单词，主要用作为名词、动词、形容词，意为“ 存在；生物；身心；生活，有生命；本质”； 作形容词时意为“存在的”；作动词时意为“存在；在场；从事；就是；代表（be 的现在分词）”。

根据《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》，意为：

1. Being is the present participle of . be的现在分词

2. V-LINK Being is used in nonfinite clauses where you are giving the reason for something. 用于非限定分句，表示原因

3. N-COUNT You can refer to any real or imaginary creature as a being. (任何真实或虚构的) 生物例：People expect a horse to perform like a car, with no thought for its feelings as a living being. 人们期望一匹马能表现得像一辆车那样，却没考虑到它作为一个活的生物的感受。

4. → see also human being

5. N-UNCOUNT Being is existence. Something that is in being or comes into being

6. → see also well-being

7. other things being equal →see equal

8. for the time being →see time

human being 人；人类

come into being 形成；产生

for the time being 暂时

in being adj. 现有的，存在的

you're being 你正在...；目前；你现在

social being 社会存在；社会人

living being 有机体，生物

such being the case 事实既然如此；情况就是这样

supreme being 上帝；至高无上的力量

sentient being 有情众生

rational being 理性存有

that being the case 情况既然这样

bring into being 使…形成；使…存在

being value 存在价值

extraterrestrial being (et) 外星人

extraterrestrial being (ET) 外星人