（每日一词）survive

survive

verb

UK /səˈvaɪv/

US /sɚˈvaɪv/

meaning:

[ I or T ] to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult or threatening situation

继续生存，存活；（尤指）幸存

例句：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。

例句：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。

例句：”How are you?" "Oh, (I'm) surviving (= life is satisfactory, but not very good).” “你好吗?”“哦，还过得去。”

meaning:

to continue to live after someone, especially a member of your family, has died 比（尤指家人）活得长

例句：He is survived by his wife and four children. 他死时撇下了妻子和4个孩子。

词汇助记：

1)前缀： sur- 在…之上

2)词根：viv- 生命

3)扩展：vivid 鲜活的，生动的

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