survive
verb
səˈvaɪv
verb
1
to
continue
to
live
after
an
accident,
war,
or
illness
（经历事故、战争或疾病后）活下来; 幸存; 幸免于难
I,T
Only
12
of
the
140
passengers
survived.
140 名乘客中只有 12 人生还。
She
survived
the
attack.
她在袭击中幸免于难。
people
who
survive
cancer
癌症幸存者
2
to
continue
to
live
normally
in
spite
of
many
problems
从（困难）中挺过来; 艰难度过
I,T
I’m
sure
she
will
survive
this
crisis.
我相信她会渡过这个难关的。
I’ve
had
a
tough
few
months,
but
I’ll
survive.
我这几个月十分艰苦，但我会挺过去的。
3
to
manage
to
live
a
normal
life
even
though
you
have
very
little
money
〔靠很少的钱〕继续维持生活
I
[+
on
]
I
don’t
know
how
you
all
manage
to
survive
on
Jeremy’s
salary.
我真不知道你们只靠杰里米的薪水是怎样过活的。
the
amount
that
a
family
needs
each
week
just
to
survive
一个家庭每周维持生计所需要的钱
4
to
continue
to
exist
after
a
long
time
仍然存在; 保存下来
I
A
few
pages
of
the
original
manuscript
still
survive.
有几页原始手稿依然存世。
[+
from
]
Several
buildings
in
the
town
have
survived
from
medieval
times.
镇上有几座建筑物从中世纪起留存至今。
[+
into
]
an
old
custom
which
has
survived
into
the
twenty-first
century
到 21 世纪还保存着的一个古老习俗
[+
as
]
The
main
building
was
demolished,
but
the
library
still
survives
as
a
museum.
主楼被毁，但图书馆仍留存至今，用作了博物馆。
5
to
continue
to
be
successful
挺下来，挺过，熬过
I,T
The
car
industry
cannot
survive
without
government
help.
没有政府的扶持，汽车业是挺不过去的。
A
lot
of
smaller
firms
did
not
survive
the
recession.
很多较小的企业没从经济衰退中挺过来。
6
to
live
longer
than
someone
else,
usually
someone
closely
related
to
you
比〔通常指亲人〕活得更长，比〔某人〕长寿
T
He
is
survived
by
his
wife,
Sue.
他没他妻子休活得长。