survive

生き延びる、持ちこたえる

危険や被害、つらい経験を乗り越えて、生き続けるか存在し続ける。

やさしい英語で： To stay alive or continue to exist after danger, damage, or a difficult experience.

• Everyone survived the accident.
• The old bridge survived the storm.
• How did she survive such a serious illness?

使い方： survive something (Only two buildings survived the fire.)

類義語： live through, come through

よく使う表現： survive a crash, survive the war, survive a fire, survive an attack

生き延びる、生き残る

特に困難や危険がある状況で、命を保ち続ける。

やさしい英語で： To remain alive, especially when living is difficult or dangerous.

• The injured man survived.
• We survived on very little food.
• How long can someone survive without water?

使い方： survive on something (They survived on rice and beans.); survive without something (A person cannot survive long without water.)

類義語： stay alive, live

反対語： die

よく使う表現： survive without food, survive on something, survive in the wild