| 单词 | survive |
| 释义 | survive (once / 116 pages) v To survive something is to live through it or endure it. You can survive a car accident, or you can survive your little brother's four-hour violin recital. The verb survive is from the Latin word supervivere, “live beyond,” or “live longer than.” Originally to survive was used in the legal context as in “you survive your wife and therefore inherit her kingdom.” However, nowadays you might say that you were able to survive a holiday at your in-laws’, that your brother survived his first round of job interviews, or that you will never survive another all-day trip to the zoo in ninety degree heat. WORD FAMILYsurvive: survival, survived, survives, surviving, survivor+/survival: survivalist, survivals/survivalist: survivalists/survivor: survivors USAGE EXAMPLESThis was more a story of resilience, of surviving a nightmarish third quarter and finding some kind of resolve in the closing minutes. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) In addition to her daughter, she is survived by two sons, Mark Lansburgh and Frank Bell Appleby, and four grandchildren. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) They found that, by 2070, if worldwide emissions aren’t sufficiently reduced, the Persian Gulf would experience heat waves impossible for many humans to survive. The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) 1v continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) He survived the cancer against all odds Syn|Ant|Hyper come through, make it, pull round, pull through succumb, yield be fatally overwhelmed defeat, get the better of, overcome win a victory over 2v continue to live through hardship or adversity These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America Syn|Hypo endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on be, live have life, be alive exist, live, subsistsupport oneself hold up, hold water, stand up resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc. perennatesurvive from season to season, of plants live outlive out one's life; live to the end 3v support oneself Syn|Hypo exist, live, subsist endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on continue to live through hardship or adversity breathe be alive drift, freewheellive unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely 4v live longer than Syn outlast, outlive |
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