survive
/səˈvaɪv/verb
no obj.
1- continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship（尤指在危险或苦难之后）活下来：
against all odds the child survived.
这个孩子历经种种苦难后还是存活了下来。
1.1
- with obj. continue to live or exist in spite of (an accident or ordeal)（事故或折磨后）幸存：
he has survived several assassination attempts.
他逃过了几次暗杀。
1.2
- with obj. remain alive after the death of (a particular person)比…活得长：
he was survived by his wife and six children
他去世的时候留下了妻子和六个孩子
as adj. surviving there were no surviving relatives.没有在世的亲属了。
1.3
- no obj. manage to keep going in difficult circumstances（在困境中）坚持下来：
she had to work day and night and survive on two hours' sleep.
她不得不夜以继日地工作, 每天就靠2个小时的睡眠挺着。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervivere, from super- 'in addition' + vivere 'live'.