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sur·vive /səˈvaɪv/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 比…活得长
She survived her husband by three years. 丈夫死后她又活了3年。
survive one's usefulness 已不再有用
2. 从…中逃生；经历…后继续存在
Only two people survived the fire. 这场大火中只有两个人幸免于难。
The crops survived the drought. 经过这次旱灾，庄稼还是活下来了。
The project survived three changes of government. 这个项目历经3届政府。
3. 从(困境等)中挺过来
She seems to have survived the divorce pretty well. 看来她离婚后日子过得还不错。
❷ vi.
活下来；幸存；残留；继续存在
survive on sardines and stale bread 靠吃沙丁鱼和陈面包活下来
She is Britain's longest surviving transplant patient. 她是英国器官移植病人中活得最长的。
Churchill's surviving friends and admirers 丘吉尔的尚活着的朋友和崇拜者
the surviving trees from a long neglected orchard 长期无人照管的果园中残存的果树
You'll have to learn to make difficult decisions if you are to survive in business. 要在商界立足生存就得学会作出困难的决定。
[<OFr sourrivre < L supervīvere < SUR-¹ + vīvere to live] |