survive
verb
UK /səˈvaɪv/
US /sɚˈvaɪv/
meaning:
[ I or T ] to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult or threatening situation
继续生存,存活;(尤指)幸存
例句:The baby was born with a heart problem and only survived for a few hours. 这个婴儿生下来就有心脏病,只活了几个小时。
例句:These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions. 这些植物无法在非常寒冷的条件下生存。
例句:”How are you?" "Oh, (I'm) surviving (= life is satisfactory, but not very good).” “你好吗?”“哦,还过得去。”
meaning:
to continue to live after someone, especially a member of your family, has died 比(尤指家人)活得长
例句:He is survived by his wife and four children.
他死时撇下了妻子和4个孩子。
词汇助记:
1)前缀: sur- 在…之上
2)词根:viv- 生命
3)扩展:vivid 鲜活的,生动的
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