survive
verb uk/səˈvaɪv/ us/sɚˈvaɪv/
B2 [ I or T ]继续生存，存活;（尤指）幸存
to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult or threatening situation
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。
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。
None of Shakespeare's plays survives in its original manuscript form. 莎士比亚戏剧的手稿都没有保存下来。
The family are struggling to survive on very little money. 这家人在靠很少的钱艰难度日。
The front passengers were lucky to survive the accident. 坐在前面的乘客幸免于难。
The chairman of the board succeeded in surviving the challenge to his authority. 主席顶住了对他权威的挑战。
"How are you?" "Oh, (I'm) surviving (= life is satisfactory, but not very good)." “你好吗?”“哦，还过得去。”
[ T ]比（尤指家人）活得长
to continue to live after someone, especially a member of your family, has died
He is survived by his wife and four children. 他死时撇下了妻子和4个孩子。
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- There's only a fifty-fifty chance that she'll survive the operation.
- Friendless and jobless, he wondered how he would survive the year ahead.
- Fugitive families who have fled the fighting in the cities are now trying to survive in the mountains.
- A large amount of money will have to be injected into the company if it is to survive.
- A small dog had somehow managed to survive the fire.