are是什么意思？

are

英[ɑ:(r)] 美[ɑr]

• vi. （用于第二人称单复数现在时，第一、三人称复数现在时）是；
• n. 公亩（等于100平方米）；

过去式：were;

过去分词：been;

现在分词：being;

例句

• The children are playing at seesaw. 孩子们在玩跷跷板。
• These squids are bigger than those I bought last week. 这些鱿鱼比我上周买的大。
• The people are at the back of the reformers. 人民支持改革家。
• The children are dying of curiosity to see what's in the parcel. 孩子们出于好奇, 迫不及待地想看看包裹中是什么东西。
• People are dying of cancer more and more often. 死于癌症的人越来越多了。
• Are you still talking about moving to another city? 你们仍在考虑要搬到另一个城市去吗?
• Tonnes of waste are produced every year. 每年产生以吨计算的垃圾。
• This is the stuff most stadard TV sitcoms are made of. 这是大多数标注的电视幽默剧所采用的题材。
• There are scores of people there, maybe eighty or more. 那里有好多人, 也许有80个或者更多。
• There are rumors in the air that dozens of people died in the fire. 有谣传许多人在那场大火中死亡。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• （be的复数和第二人称单数现在时形式，口语中在代词后常略作-’re）
  Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be .Are is often shortened to -'re after pronouns in spoken English.

英汉词典释义

• vi.
  (用于第二人称单复数现在时,第一、三人称复数现在时)是
  We are freshmen and they are sophomores. 我们是一年级学生,他们是二年级学生。
• v.
  (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. 要求他们每天练习。 How are you getting along with your classmates? 你和班上同学相处得如何?

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters