are
[ɑ:]
v.是、在(系动词be的现在时、用于第二人称或复数)
例句与用法:
Don't cry, you are a big boy now.
别哭,你现在已经是大男孩了。
These people who were young fifty years back are now gray haired.
50年前的年轻人,现在已经白发苍苍了。
Dark clouds are a sign of rain or snow.
乌云是雨或雪将至的预兆。
There are 300 students or so in this middle school.
这所中学大约有300个学生。
Love and hate are extremes.
爱和恨是两个极端。
There are more than 5,000 adjectives in that dictionary.
那本词典中有5000多个形容词。
You are just saying that.
你只是说说而已。
Who do you think you are?
你以为你是谁?
vi.
(用于第二人称单复数现在时, 第一、三人称复数现在时)是[L]
We are freshmen and they are sophomores.
我们是一年级学生, 他们是二年级学生。
Are you from Singapore?
你是新加坡人吗?
v.aux.
(与v-ing连用构成现在进行时; 与v-ed连用构成被动语态)
They are asked to practice every day.
他们被要求每天练习。
How are you getting along with your classmates?
你和班上同学相处得如何?
areareD.J.:[ɑ:,ə]K.K.:[ɑr]prep.1.■是,在,公亩
are1[强ɑ:; 弱ə]1.■be的第一、二、三人称复数和第二人称单数,现在陈述语气[见be]
are2[ɑ:εə]n.1.■公亩(面积单位,等于100平方米,或119.6平方码或0.01公顷)
areare[ɑ:, ə]1.■be 的第二人称单数现在时及复数各人称的现在时
are1- second person singular present and first, second, third person plural present of be
be 的第二人称单数形式和第一人称、第二人称和第三人称的复数形式
are2[ɑ]noun- (historical)a metric unit of measurement, equal to 100 square metres
(史)公亩(即100平方米)
语源- late 18th cent.: from French, from Latin area (see area)
are
名词 are:
a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
同义词:ar
动词 be:
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
同义词:be
be identical to; be someone or something
同义词:be
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
同义词:be
have an existence, be extant
同义词:exist, be
happen, occur, take place
同义词:be
be identical or equivalent to
同义词:equal, be
form or compose
同义词:constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
同义词:be, follow
represent, as of a character on stage
同义词:embody, be, personify
spend or use time
同义词:be
have life, be alive
同义词:be, live
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
同义词:be
be priced at
同义词:cost, be
are
■A number of satellites are now circling the earth.
一些人造卫星现在正环绕地球飞行。
■A few die-hards are trying to stop the reforms.
一小撮死硬派企图中止改革。
■They are going to move to a new house next week.
下星期他们将迁入新居。
■Men and birds are fain of climbing high.
不论人还是鸟都愿意往高处攀。
■North, south, east, and west are the four cardinal points of the compass.
东、西、南、北是罗盘上的四个方位基点。
■The goods are priced out dour reach.
东西太贵,我们买不起。
■Dark clouds are a sign of rain or snow.
乌云是雨或雪将至的预兆。
■Facts are the most powerful rebuff to rumormongers.
事实是对造谣者最有力的回答。
■The Asiatic plains are very wide.
亚洲的平原非常广阔。
■People get rude and whiny when they are exhausted.
人们在精疲力竭的时候会变得粗野,爱发牢骚。
■The people are all agog to know the news about the World Cup.
人们都渴望得知世界杯足球赛的消息。
■They are coming to the party as my guests.
他们作为我的客人出席晚会。
■They are hoping for a small diminution in taxes.
他们希望税捐略微减少。
■They are the most dependable of all.
他们是最为可靠的。
■They are digging through the hill to make a tunnel.
他们正在凿山建一条隧道。
■They are building a submarine cable tunnel.
他们正在建设一条海底电缆隧道。
■They are pressing us to make a quick decision.
他们正在敦促我们迅速作出决定。
■His inmost thoughts are not healthy.
他心灵深处的思想是不健康的。
■All his actions are governed by expediency.
他所有的行动都是一种权宜之计。
■His movables are quite valuable.
他的动产价值不菲。
■His political ideas are rather extreme.
他的政治思想相当极端。
■London taxis are easy to park because they turn on a sixpence.
伦敦的出租车很容易停车,因为它们兜的范围很小。
■Are you an owner-occupier or a tenant?
你住自己的房子还是租房住?
■Are you going to America by boat or by plane?
你到美国是坐船还是坐飞机?
■How much money are you riding on the red horse?
你在那匹红马身上押了多少钱?
■As you are well aware that a merger is a major turning point.
你很清楚合并是一个重要的转折点。
■Are you willing to stand surety for your brother?
你愿意当你弟弟的保证人吗?
■Are you going to take the challenge lying down.
你打算屈服于这种挑战吗?
■Are you going to put in for that job?
你打算申请那份工作吗?
■I can't read while you are standing in my light.
你挡住了我的光线,我没法看书。
■Are you going to let them in on the plans?
你是否打算让他们知道这些计划?
■You are fretting yourself needlessly.
你是在不必要地折磨自己。
■Are you a wage-earner or salaried?
你是工人还是职员?
■Are you sure we are on the right road?
你有把握我们没走错路?
■You are just the person I want to see.
你正是我要见的人。
■Do you mean say we are met for a thunder storm?
你肯定我们会遇到一场雷雨?
■Here are the books for you to look through.
你要审查的书籍在这儿。
■You are just inviting trouble if you do that.
你那么做就是在自找麻烦。
■Rabbits and foxes are common in Britain.
兔子和狐狸在英国很常见。
■The farmers are burning off the stubble from the fields.
农民们正在把田里的庄稼残茬烧掉。
■California and Mexico are contiguous.
加利福尼亚和墨西哥相邻。
■Animals are often personified in fairy tales.
动物常在童话中被拟人化。
■Learned men are not necessarily wise.
博学者未必都是聪明的。
■We should practice economy even if we are rich.
即使我们富裕了也仍应该厉行节约。
■Histories are often warped by biases.
历史常为偏见所曲解。
■Meal times are shown on the notice board.
告示牌上写有用餐时间。
■The name and address of the firm are embossed on its paper.
商号的名字和地址凸印在信笺上。
■Shops are overcrowded before Christmas.
商店在圣诞节前非常拥挤。
■There are some vacant offices on the third floor.
四楼有几间空著的办公室。
■He looks down on us by reason that we are poor.
因为我们穷,他瞧不起我们。