1. 生存;存活;幸存
    If a person or living thing survives in a dangerous situation such as an accident or an illness, they do not die.

    e.g. ...the sequence of events that left the eight pupils battling to survive in icy seas for over four hours...
           致使这 8 个小学生在冰冷的海水里挣扎求生四个多小时的一连串事件
    e.g. Those organisms that are most suited to the environment will be those that will survive...
           最适宜该环境的微生物将会存活下来。

2. 挺过;艰难度过
    If you survive in difficult circumstances, you manage to live or continue in spite of them and do not let them affect you very much.

    e.g. On my first day here I thought, 'Ooh, how will I survive?'
           我第一天到这儿时就想，“天哪，我怎么能挺过去呢?”
    e.g. ...people who are struggling to survive without jobs...
           艰难度日的失业者

3. 幸存;幸免于难;留存
    If something survives, it continues to exist even after being in a dangerous situation or existing for a long time.

    e.g. When the market economy is introduced, many factories will not survive...
           引入市场经济后，许多工厂将面临倒闭。
    e.g. The chances of a planet surviving a supernova always looked terribly slim.
           行星躲过超新星爆发的几率总是十分渺茫。

4. 比…活得久;比…长寿
    If you survive someone, you continue to live after they have died.

    e.g. Most women will survive their spouses...
           大多数女性都比配偶长寿。
    e.g. She is survived by two daughters from her first marriage.
           她身后留下了头婚时生的两个女儿。