音标

英 [səˈvaɪv]；美 [sərˈvaɪv]

意思

作动词时，常见意思为“生存；存活；幸存”，强调在危险、困境、灾难等不利情况下继续活着 。也有“比……活得长”以及“（经过困难、变化等）继续存在；保存下来”的含义。

造句

Only a few people survived the plane crash.
只有少数人在飞机失事中幸存下来。

These plants can survive in very dry conditions.
这些植物能在非常干燥的环境中存活。

My grandmother survived my grandfather by ten years.
我祖母比我祖父多活了十年。

The ancient custom has survived to this day.
这个古老的习俗一直延续至今。

Small businesses are struggling to survive in the current economic climate.
小企业在当前的经济形势下艰难求生。

She survived the serious illness, but it took her a long time to recover.
她从重病中挺了过来，但康复花费了很长时间。

Many historical buildings didn't survive the war.
许多历史建筑没有在战争中保存下来。

Animals need to find enough food to survive the winter.
动物们需要找到足够的食物来熬过冬天。

With careful planning, we can survive this financial crisis.
通过精心规划，我们能够挺过这次金融危机。

The company managed to survive the tough competition by innovating constantly.
这家公司通过不断创新在激烈的竞争中得以生存。

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

日常交流：在谈论生活中的挑战或经历时使用。例如：“I don't know how I survived that busy week at work.（我不知道我是怎么熬过工作中那个忙碌的星期的。）”

讨论灾难话题：和朋友聊到自然灾害、事故等。“It's amazing that so many people survived the earthquake.（这么多人在地震中幸存下来，真是太不可思议了。）”

写作运用

记叙文写作：讲述个人经历、故事时描述克服困难的过程。“During the adventure in the mountains, we faced many difficulties, but we finally survived.（在山区探险期间，我们面临了许多困难，但最终还是挺过来了。）”

议论文写作：在论述某个事物的发展、传承等主题时使用。“Traditional handicrafts should be protected so that they can survive in modern society.（传统手工艺应该得到保护，以便它们能在现代社会中留存下去。）”

学习积累

情景记忆：结合具体的情景来记忆单词，比如想象一个荒岛求生的画面，嘴里默念“survive”，强化对其含义的理解。

搭配学习：学习与“survive”相关的常用搭配，如“survive from（从……中幸存下来）”“survive on（靠……生存）”，通过背诵例句掌握这些搭配的用法。