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单词 survive
释义 sur·vive
\sə(r)ˈvīv\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English surviven, from Middle French survivre, from Latin supervivere, from super- + vivere to live — more at quick
intransitive verb
: to remain alive or in existence (as after another's death, or a time, event, disaster, or development, or the end of a condition) : live on : continue to exist or function
 < pioneer methods of husbandry still survive — E.C.Higbee >
 < men trained to survive under severe conditions — Boy Scout Handbk. >
 < numerous … eighteenth-century houses surviveAmerican Guide Series: New York City >
transitive verb
1. : to live beyond the life or existence of : live longer than
 < only his son survived him >
2. : to continue to exist or live after (as a time or event) : outlast the end of (as a condition or development)
 < other important leaders survived the explosion — Current Biography >
 < one in a million of these childish talents survives puberty — Aldous Huxley >
 < one of the few schools to survive the 1857 panic — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
3. : to continue to exist, function, or compete despite (as a condition or development)
 < ferries have survived the competition of the tunnels — American Guide Series: New Jersey >
 < one of the few Democrats … to survive a Republican sweep — Current Biography >
 < fishes are known to survive conditions well below freezing-point — W.H.Dowdeswell >
Synonyms: see outlive
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