survived
survived — verb
1. to remain alive after going through a dangerous event, a serious illness, or ano
to remain alive after going through a dangerous event, a serious illness, or another life-threatening experience
Quan survived the earthquake because he was already outside when the shaking began.
survive + noun phrase (earthquake)
Only three of the twelve passengers survived the plane crash in the mountains.
Élise survived cancer after two years of difficult treatment at the hospital.
The old oak tree near the village square survived the fire and is still standing.
Many small shops barely survived the economic downturn last year.
- live through
more informal, emphasises the experience of passing through the event
- come through
informal, suggests the danger is completely over; often used with 'safely'
- withstand
more formal, emphasises resistance or endurance against something
- endure
focuses on suffering through hardship over time rather than the outcome
文法句型
survive + noun phrase (the accident, the illness, the war)
survive (intransitive — no object needed)
survive + through + noun phrase
survive + to + infinitive
用法筆記
Frequently used with nouns for dangerous situations (accident, crash, illness, disaster, attack, war). Can be used transitively (survived the surgery) or intransitively (The patient survived). Unlike the Chinese pattern 從…中倖存, do not add 'from' after survive.
常見錯誤
2. to live longer than someone who has died, especially a relative, so that you rem
to live longer than someone who has died, especially a relative, so that you remain alive after they have passed away
Christopher survived his older brother by nearly thirty years.
survive + person + by + time period
The grandmother survived her husband and lived alone for another twelve years.
Kemi survived both of her parents and raised her younger siblings on her own.
Sayaka's grandfather was the last of his generation; he survived all his friends and cousins.
- predecease
formal opposite — to die before someone else
文法句型
survive + person (someone's spouse, parent, child)
survive + person + by + time period
用法筆記
The direct object must be a person (or group of people), typically a family member. This sense cannot be used intransitively — you must say who was survived. The time difference is introduced with 'by' (not 'for'): She survived her husband by ten years.