were

關於were的翻譯

vbl. be的過去式

be definition

1. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
2. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
• examples: John is rich
• examples: This is not a good answer
3. be identical to; be someone or something
• examples: The president of the company is John Smith
• examples: This is my house
4. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
• examples: Where is my umbrella?
• examples: The toolshed is in the back
• examples: What is behind this behavior?
5. happen, occur, take place
• examples: I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house
• examples: There were two hundred people at his funeral
• examples: There was a lot of noise in the kitchen
6. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
• examples: He is a herpetologist
• examples: She is our resident philosopher
7. spend or use time
• examples: I may be an hour
8. have life, be alive
• examples: Our great leader is no more
• examples: My grandfather lived until the end of war
9. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
• examples: let her be