Verbs for Existence

是, 在

Today is her birthday.

今天是她的生日。

居住, 住

She prefers to live in a quiet country side away from crowded cities.

她更喜欢在远离拥挤城市的安静乡村生活。

比...活得长, 活得比...久

She managed to outlive her younger sister by several years.

她设法比她的妹妹多活了几年。

存在, 有

Many believe that extraterrestrial life might exist somewhere in the universe.

许多人相信外星生命可能存在于宇宙的某个地方。

共存

Dinosaurs and early mammals once coexisted during the Mesozoic era.

恐龙和早期哺乳动物曾经在中生代共存。

同居

They decided to cohabit before getting married to see if they were compatible.

他们决定在结婚前同居，看看是否合得来。

预先存在, 存在于之前

The ancient trees in the forest pre-existed the development of the new park.

森林中的古树在新公园开发之前就已存在。

停留, 逗留

The weather is too unpredictable, so it's better to stay indoors.

天气太不可预测了，所以最好呆在室内。

保持, 停留

Despite the challenges, he remained optimistic.

尽管面临挑战，他仍然保持乐观。

留在后面, 留在原地

The brave firefighter stayed behind in the burning building to ensure everyone was safely evacuated.

勇敢的消防员留在燃烧的建筑物中，以确保所有人都安全撤离。

逗留, 等待

You can leave if you want, but I’m going to stick around for a while.

如果你想走可以走，但我会再待一会儿。

坚持, 持续

Despite his injury, the athlete persisted in training for the marathon.

尽管受伤，这位运动员仍坚持为马拉松训练。

逗留, 徘徊

After the final bell rang, the students decided to linger in the school courtyard.

最后铃声响起后，学生们决定在学校院子里逗留。

最后的, 最终的

We missed the last train home, so we had to call a taxi.

我们错过了回家的最后一班火车，所以不得不叫了一辆出租车。