survive

survive
verb
  1. [no obj.]continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship
    （尤指在危险，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。
    ■[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。
    ■[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。
    ■[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个小时的睡眠活着。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervivere, from super- 'in addition' + vivere 'live'
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