| 单词 | survivor |
| 释义 | survivor (səʳvaɪvəʳ ) Word forms: survivors 1. countable noun B2 A survivor of a disaster, accident, or illness is someone who continues to live afterwards in spite of coming close to death. Officials said there were no survivors of the plane crash. [+ of] 2. countable noun B2 A survivor of a very unpleasant experience is a person who has had such an experience, and who is still affected by it. This book is written with survivors of child sexual abuse in mind. [+ of] 3. countable noun [usually plural, usually poss NOUN] A person's survivors are the members of their family who continue to live after they have died. [US] The compensation bill offers the miners or their survivors as much as $100,000 apiece. 4. countable noun 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] Above all Susie is a great survivor, with a bright, indomitable spirit. 5. countable noun [oft N from n] B2 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. He was the sole survivor from that winning side. This is the only known survivor of 30 test cars built by the company. Collocations: flood survivor As the arguments continue, the flood survivors are left in limbo, unable to move on with their lives until they know whether they will get some money back. Times, Sunday Times The tournament will honour the first responders, who will act as caddies on the 18th, as well as the flood survivors. Times, Sunday Times Most recently, the organization has been working for flood survivors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 幸存者 Japanese: 生存者 |
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