survive

sur·vive

S0921700 (sər-vīv′)v. sur·vived, sur·viv·ing, sur·vives v.intr.1. To remain alive or in existence.2. To carry on despite hardships or trauma; persevere: families that were surviving in tents after the flood.3. To remain functional or usable: I dropped the radio, but it survived.v.tr.1. To live longer than; outlive: She survived her husband by five years.2. To live, persist, or remain usable through: plants that can survive frosts; a clock that survived a fall.3. To cope with (a trauma or setback); persevere after: survived child abuse.

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[Middle English surviven, from Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervīvere : super-, super- + vīvere, to live; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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sur·vi′vor n.

survive

(səˈvaɪv) vb1. (tr) to live after the death of (another): he survived his wife by 12 years. 2. to continue in existence or use after (a passage of time, an adversity, etc)3. informal to endure (something): I don't know how I survive such an awful job. [C15: from Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervīvere, from super- + vīvere to live] surˈvivable adj surˌvivaˈbility n

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(sərˈvaɪv)

v. -vived, -viv•ing. v.i. 1. to remain alive, as after the death of another or the occurrence of some event; continue to live. 2. to remain or continue in existence or use. 3. to continue to function or manage in spite of some adverse circumstance or hardship; hold up; endure. v.t. 4. to continue to live or exist after the death, cessation, or occurrence of. 5. to endure or live through (an affliction, adversity, misery, etc.): She's survived two divorces. [1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French survivre < Latin supervīvere=super- super- + vīvere to live; see sur-¹, vivid]

survive

Past participle: survived
Gerund: surviving

Imperative
survive
survive

Present
I survive
you survive
he/she/it survives
we survive
you survive
they survive

Preterite
I survived
you survived
he/she/it survived
we survived
you survived
they survived

Present Continuous
I am surviving
you are surviving
he/she/it is surviving
we are surviving
you are surviving
they are surviving

Present Perfect
I have survived
you have survived
he/she/it has survived
we have survived
you have survived
they have survived

Past Continuous
I was surviving
you were surviving
he/she/it was surviving
we were surviving
you were surviving
they were surviving

Past Perfect
I had survived
you had survived
he/she/it had survived
we had survived
you had survived
they had survived

Future
I will survive
you will survive
he/she/it will survive
we will survive
you will survive
they will survive

Future Perfect
I will have survived
you will have survived
he/she/it will have survived
we will have survived
you will have survived
they will have survived

Future Continuous
I will be surviving
you will be surviving
he/she/it will be surviving
we will be surviving
you will be surviving
they will be surviving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been surviving
you have been surviving
he/she/it has been surviving
we have been surviving
you have been surviving
they have been surviving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been surviving
you will have been surviving
he/she/it will have been surviving
we will have been surviving
you will have been surviving
they will have been surviving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been surviving
you had been surviving
he/she/it had been surviving
we had been surviving
you had been surviving
they had been surviving

Conditional
I would survive
you would survive
he/she/it would survive
we would survive
you would survive
they would survive

Past Conditional
I would have survived
you would have survived
he/she/it would have survived
we would have survived
you would have survived
they would have survived

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	survive - continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"live on, last, live, endure, hold out, hold up, golive, be - have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"subsist, exist, survive, live - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"hold water, stand up, hold up - resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"perennate - survive from season to season, of plantslive out - live out one's life; live to the end
	2.	survive - continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"make it, pull round, pull through, come throughdefeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"succumb, yield - be fatally overwhelmed
	3.	survive - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"subsist, exist, livebreathe - be alive; "Every creature that breathes"freewheel, drift - live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"live on, survive, last, live, endure, hold out, hold up, go - continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
	4.	survive - live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"outlast, outlive

survive

verb1. remain alive, live, pull through, last, exist, live on, endure, hold out, subsist, keep body and soul together (informal), be extant, fight for your life, keep your head above water Drugs that dissolve blood clots can help heart-attack victims survive.2. continue, last, exist, live on, endure, persist, abide, pull through Rejected by the people, can the organization survive at all?3. live longer than, outlive, outlast, live on after, remain alive after Most women will survive their spouses.

survive

verb1. To exist in spite of adversity:come through, last, persist, pull through, ride out, weather.2. To live, exist, or remain longer than:outlast, outlive, outwear.

Translations

存活幸存挺过比...活得长活下来

survive

(səˈvaiv) verb1. to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc). Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident. 活下來，倖免於 活下来，幸存，挺过 2. to live longer than. He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons. 比...活得長 比...活得长surˈvival noun the state of surviving. the problem of survival in sub-zero temperatures; (also adjective) survival equipment. 倖存 幸存surˈviving adjective remaining alive. She has no surviving relatives. 倖存的 幸存的surˈvivor noun a person who survives a disaster etc. There were no survivors of the air crash. 倖存者 幸存者

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