survive/sɚˋvaIv; səˈvaIv/v [I,T]1 to continue to live after an accident, war, illness etc〔经历意外﹑战争﹑疾病等后〕幸存﹐活下来: She survived the war . 她在战争中幸存下来。They may not survive the winter . 它们也许活不过冬天。Only one person survived. 只有一人生还。2 to continue to live normally or to exist in spite of problems 从〔困难中〕挺过来: A lot of firms did not survive the recession. 许多公司没能挺过这次经济衰退。People are struggling to survive . 人们挣扎求存。+on How do you survive on such a low salary? 就这点工资你是怎么过的?I’ve had a tough few months, but I’ll survive . 这几个月我很难熬﹐但是我会挺过去的。3 to continue to exist after a very long time 仍然存在﹔保存下来: +from Several buildings have survived from medieval times. 有几座建筑物从中世纪起保存至今。