文档介绍：牛津高中英语1—8 模块重点词汇讲解(二)
11. survive(P50, M2): Of the 2,200
people on the ship, only 705
survived.
survive
Usage 1: 不及物,幸存,残存,活下来
.: (1) He survived in the desert for
a week on biscuits and water.
在沙漠中,他靠饼干和水维持了一周。
(2) Very few of these old coins survive.
这些古币几乎都失传了。
(3) -- How can you cope with
this huge amount of work?
-- Don’t worry; I’ll survive.
——你如何能够处理这么多工作?
——别担心,我应付得来。
Usage 2: vt., 比…活得长; 经历…之后还存在
.: (1) Few buildings survived the fire.
火灾过后,建筑物所剩无几。
(2) She survived her sons.
她活得比她的儿子们长。
(3) The government is unlikely
to survive the next election.
这届政府不可能逃过下届选举这一关。
扩展: survival
Usage 1: 【U】,幸存,残存;生存
.: (1) Hopes are fading for the survival
of the missing climbers.
失踪的登山队员幸存的希望越来越渺茫了。
(2) fighting for her political survival
为政治生存而斗争
Usage 2: 【C】,残存物;遗迹,遗风
.: The fashion is a survival from
the 1970s.
这种款式是上世纪70年代的遗风。
扩展: survival kit 救生箱(包)
(装有维持生命必需品供陷
入无助境地的人自救的救生
用具)
扩展: survival of the fittest
适者生存