survive meaning in English
vt.
在…之后还活着，比…长命；经受得住；得免于(难)，从(灾难等)中得救；经历(灾难后)还活着。
vi.
还活着，活下去，未死；残存。 He survived his wife. 他比妻子活得久。 His mental faculties survived his physical powers. 他身体虽坏精神还好。 The custom still survives. 这个风俗还残留着。 survive one's usefulness 虽已无所作为但还活着。 Only five of the crew survived the shipwreck. 在这次海难中只有五名船员幸免于死。 survive all perils 历经万险而幸存。
Examples
- Not many books can survive such a test .
经得起这种考验的书并不多。 - Berenice had survived all this .
白丽莱茜从这一切事情中自拔出来了。 - Electrons survive at least 1 x 1021 years.
电子至少能存在1X1021年。 - Chrysler corporation ought to survive .
克莱斯勒汽车公司应该存在下去。 - It's a miracle it survived the crash .
它竟能经受住那次车祸，真是奇迹。