1. | [i] 生存；存活；继续存在to continue to live or exist |
She was the last surviving member of the family. 她是这家人中仅存的一员。 | |
Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived. 因这次撞车事故受伤的六人中，只有两人活了下来。 | |
‘How are you these days?’ ‘Oh, surviving.’ “你近来好吗？”“嗐，凑合过吧。” | |
Don't worry, it's only a scratch─you'll survive. 别担心，只不过是划伤，你没事的。 | |
Some strange customs have survived from earlier times. 有些奇怪的风俗是从早年留存下来的。 | |
I can't survive on £40 a week(= it is not enough for my basic needs) . 一星期 40 英镑，我无法维持生活。 | |
He survived as party leader until his second election defeat. 直至第二次参选失败他才不再担任党的领导人。 |
2. | [t] 幸存；幸免于难；艰难度过to continue to live or exist despite a dangerous event or time |
The company managed to survive the crisis. 公司设法渡过了危机。 | |
Many birds didn't survive the severe winter. 很多鸟死于这次严冬。 | |
Few buildings survived the war intact. 战争之后没几座完好的建筑了。 |
3. | [t] ~ sb/sth 比…活（或存在）的时间长to live or exist longer than sb/sth |
She survived her husband by ten years. 丈夫死后她又活了十年。 |
