survive

1. V-T/V-I If a person or living thing survives in a dangerous situation such as an accident or an illness, they do not die. 存活

...the sequence of events that left the eight pupils battling to survive in icy seas for over four hours. …使4名小学生在冰冷的海洋中挣扎求生超过4个小时的一连串事件。

Those organisms that are most suited to the environment will be those that will survive. 那些最适应环境的生物将是那些存活下来的。

He had survived heart bypass surgery. 他在心脏搭桥手术中活了下来。

2. V-T/V-I If you survive in difficult circumstances, you manage to live or continue in spite of them and do not let them affect you very much. 挺过

On my first day here I thought, "Ooh, how will I survive?"

在这儿的第一天我想：“噢，我该怎么挺过去呀？”

...people who are struggling to survive without jobs. …挣扎着以挺过失业的人们。

3. V-T/V-I If something survives, it continues to exist even after being in a dangerous situation or existing for a long time. 幸存

When the market economy is introduced, many factories will not survive. 一旦推行市场经济，很多工厂将无法存活下去。

No one survived the crash. 无人在这次撞击中幸免于难。

4. V-T If you survive someone, you continue to live after they have died. 比…活得长

Most women will survive their spouses. 大多数女性比她们的配偶活得长。