been

例句：

1. Our partnership dates back to (ie We have been partners since) 1960.
   我們從1960年就合夥了。
2. A 1000 reward has been offered for the return of the stolen painting.
   懸賞1000英鎊尋找失竊的畫。
3. She had been in the same post for 20 years.
   她擔任同一職務已20年。
4. `Have you been waiting long?' `Yes, I've been waiting (for) twenty minutes.'
   ｀你等了很久了嗎?＇｀是啊，等了20分鐘了.＇
5. I had been a footman for 20 years.
   我曾做過20年的聽差。
6. I have been instructed by my agent that you still owe me 100 pounds.
   我的代理人通知我，你還欠我100磅。
7. I've never been seriously ill.
   我從未得過大病。

英文解釋：

動詞 be:

1. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
   同義詞：be
2. be identical to; be someone or something
   同義詞：be
3. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
   同義詞：be
4. have an existence, be extant
   同義詞：exist, be
5. happen, occur, take place
   同義詞：be
6. be identical or equivalent to
   同義詞：equal, be
7. form or compose
   同義詞：constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
8. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
   同義詞：be, follow
9. represent, as of a character on stage
   同義詞：embody, be, personify
10. spend or use time
    同義詞：be
11. have life, be alive
    同義詞：be, live
12. to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
    同義詞：be
13. be priced at
    同義詞：cost, be