英语单词 | survivor |
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英美音标 | 英 [sə'vaɪvə(r)] 美 [sər'vaɪvər] |
中文释义 | n.幸存者 |
英语例句 | (1) There was only one survivor from the plane crash. |
中文例句 | (1) 这次飞机失事只有一个幸存者。 |
vocabulary简明 | A survivor is someone who hasn't died: the word is used often about people who have been through a horrible experience, like a plane crash. |
vocabulary扩展 | Cancer survivors and Holocaust survivors have one thing in common: they lived through horrible ordeals and are still with us. The TV show "Survivor" made this word feel a little less weighty, but it still packs a punch. Anytime something horrible happens — like a car crash or an epidemic — you'll hear about the survivors. Some survivors may feel they are just lucky, but many survivors take pride in being strong enough to survive. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]幸存者;生还者;幸免于难者 A survivor of a disaster, accident, or illness is someone who continues to live afterwards in spite of coming close to death. [oft N
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]遭遇过(不幸经历)的人;经受过(苦难)的人 A survivor of a very unpleasant experience is a person who has had such an experience, and who is still affected by it. [oft N
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](死者的)尚在世的家人;遗属 A person's survivors are the members of their family who continue to live after they have died. [usu pl] [AM 美]
4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]能在艰苦环境中生存的人;挺过困难者 If you describe someone as a survivor, you approve of the fact that they are able to carry on with their life even though they experience many difficulties. [approval]
5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]活到现在的人;留存至今的事物 If you describe a person or thing as a survivor from an earlier period, you mean that they are still present or available, but other people or things from that period have died or disappeared. [oft N
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