survive
英 /səˈvaɪv/ 美 /sɚˈvaɪv/
- v. 幸存；存活stay alive despite danger, illness, or hardship
- v. 继续存在；挺过continue to exist after difficulties or changes
- v. 比…活得长live longer than another person
Our little cactus survived three weeks without water.
我们的小仙人掌三个星期没浇水也活下来了。
Small businesses are more likely to survive economic downturns when they maintain strong relationships with local customers.
小企业若与本地顾客保持牢固联系，就更有可能挺过经济低迷期。
搭配
survive an accident 在事故中幸存survive on 靠…维生survive a crisis 挺过危机
辨析提示
表示从事故中幸存，直接说survive an accident。
词族
survival (n.)、survivor (n.)
反义 perish
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