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survive vt.幸免于难；存活；艰难度过；比 ... 活得长vi.活着；继续存在 (1) 她是这次飞机失事的唯一幸存者。(2) 这些鸟能在北极寒冷的冬天里生存。(3) 我都不知道我是怎样熬过高中那段岁月的。(4) 要在丛林中活下来就要有坚忍不拔的意志。(5) 我们没有食物和饮料就活不了多久。 The verb survive is from the Latin word supervivere, “live beyond,” or “live longer than.” Originally to survive was used in the legal context as in “you survive your wife and therefore inherit her kingdom.” However, nowadays you might say that you were able to survive a holiday at your in-laws’, that your brother survived his first round of job interviews, or that you will never survive another all-day trip to the zoo in ninety degree heat.

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英 [sə'vaɪv] 美 [sər'vaɪv] (1) She was the only one to survive the crash.(2) These birds are able to survive the perils of the Arctic winter.(3) I don't know how I ever survived high school.(4) You need to be tough to survive in the jungle.(5) We cannot survive for long without food and drink. To survive something is to live through it. You can survive a plane wreck. Or, if you survive a trying situation that never would have resulted in death, it’s a way of saying you got through something tough. 1[VERB 动词]生存；存活；幸存 If a person or living thing survives in a dangerous situation such as an accident or an illness, they do not die.   [V]  [V n]...the sequence of events that left the eight pupils battling to survive in icy seas for over four hours...致使这 8 个小学生在冰冷的海水里挣扎求生四个多小时的一连串事件Those organisms that are most suited to the environment will be those that will survive...最适宜该环境的微生物将会存活下来。Drugs that dissolve blood clots can help people survive heart attacks.能溶解血栓的药物会有助于治疗心脏病。2[VERB 动词]挺过；艰难度过 If you survive in difficult circumstances, you manage to live or continue in spite of them and do not let them affect you very much.   [V]  [V on n]  [V n]On my first day here I thought, 'Ooh, how will I survive?'我第一天到这儿时就想，“天哪，我怎么能挺过去呢?”...people who are struggling to survive without jobs...艰难度日的失业者Where once she had been totally self-sufficient, she now had to survive on income support.她曾经完全能自给自足，而现在却不得不靠收入补助金维持生计。...a man who had survived his share of boardroom coups.董事会改组后仍然持有股份的人3[VERB 动词]幸存；幸免于难；留存 If something survives, it continues to exist even after being in a dangerous situation or existing for a long time.   [V]  [V n]  [V-ing]When the market economy is introduced, many factories will not survive...引入市场经济后，许多工厂将面临倒闭。The chances of a planet surviving a supernova always looked terribly slim.行星躲过超新星爆发的几率总是十分渺茫。...surviving examples of 19th-century architecture in the MidWest.美国中西部几处仍留存至今的19世纪建筑4[VERB 动词]比…活得久；比…长寿 If you survive someone, you continue to live after they have died.   [V n]  [V-ing]Most women will survive their spouses...大多数女性都比配偶长寿。She is survived by two daughters from her first marriage.她身后留下了头婚时生的两个女儿。...William Shakespeare's last surviving descendant.威廉·莎士比亚最后一个健在的子孙

英语单词	survive
英美音标	英 [sə'vaɪv] 美 [sər'vaɪv]
中文释义	vt.幸免于难；存活；艰难度过；比 ... 活得长 vi.活着；继续存在
英语例句	(1) She was the only one to survive the crash. (2) These birds are able to survive the perils of the Arctic winter. (3) I don't know how I ever survived high school. (4) You need to be tough to survive in the jungle. (5) We cannot survive for long without food and drink.
中文例句	(1) 她是这次飞机失事的唯一幸存者。 (2) 这些鸟能在北极寒冷的冬天里生存。 (3) 我都不知道我是怎样熬过高中那段岁月的。 (4) 要在丛林中活下来就要有坚忍不拔的意志。 (5) 我们没有食物和饮料就活不了多久。
vocabulary简明	To survive something is to live through it. You can survive a plane wreck. Or, if you survive a trying situation that never would have resulted in death, it’s a way of saying you got through something tough.
vocabulary扩展	The verb survive is from the Latin word supervivere, “live beyond,” or “live longer than.” Originally to survive was used in the legal context as in “you survive your wife and therefore inherit her kingdom.” However, nowadays you might say that you were able to survive a holiday at your in-laws’, that your brother survived his first round of job interviews, or that you will never survive another all-day trip to the zoo in ninety degree heat.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]生存；存活；幸存 If a person or living thing survives in a dangerous situation such as an accident or an illness, they do not die. [V] [V n] ...the sequence of events that left the eight pupils battling to survive in icy seas for over four hours... 致使这 8 个小学生在冰冷的海水里挣扎求生四个多小时的一连串事件 Those organisms that are most suited to the environment will be those that will survive... 最适宜该环境的微生物将会存活下来。 Drugs that dissolve blood clots can help people survive heart attacks. 能溶解血栓的药物会有助于治疗心脏病。 2 [VERB 动词]挺过；艰难度过 If you survive in difficult circumstances, you manage to live or continue in spite of them and do not let them affect you very much. [V] [V on n] [V n] On my first day here I thought, 'Ooh, how will I survive?' 我第一天到这儿时就想，“天哪，我怎么能挺过去呢?” ...people who are struggling to survive without jobs... 艰难度日的失业者 Where once she had been totally self-sufficient, she now had to survive on income support. 她曾经完全能自给自足，而现在却不得不靠收入补助金维持生计。 ...a man who had survived his share of boardroom coups. 董事会改组后仍然持有股份的人 3 [VERB 动词]幸存；幸免于难；留存 If something survives, it continues to exist even after being in a dangerous situation or existing for a long time. [V] [V n] [V-ing] When the market economy is introduced, many factories will not survive... 引入市场经济后，许多工厂将面临倒闭。 The chances of a planet surviving a supernova always looked terribly slim. 行星躲过超新星爆发的几率总是十分渺茫。 ...surviving examples of 19th-century architecture in the MidWest. 美国中西部几处仍留存至今的19世纪建筑 4 [VERB 动词]比…活得久；比…长寿 If you survive someone, you continue to live after they have died. [V n] [V-ing] Most women will survive their spouses... 大多数女性都比配偶长寿。 She is survived by two daughters from her first marriage. 她身后留下了头婚时生的两个女儿。 ...William Shakespeare's last surviving descendant. 威廉·莎士比亚最后一个健在的子孙

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