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out·live AHD[out-lĭvʹ] D.J.[aʊtˈlɪv]K.K.[aʊtˈlɪv]v.tr.(及物动词)out.lived, out.liv.ing, out.lives - To live longer than:比…活得长:She outlived her son.她比自己的儿子活得还长
- To continue in use or existence long enough to survive (something else):度过…而存在:继续使用或存在到足以比(别的事物)长:a regulation that has outlived its usefulness.已经没用却仍然存在的规则
outlive, outlast, survive- These verbs all mean to live or exist longer than another person or thing.这些动词都指比别的人或事物活得时间长。
- Outlive frequently implies the capacity for enduring after the death of another or after a particular time: Outlive 常隐约意味着在别人死后或一段特殊时期之后持久存在的能力: outlived her friends.比她的朋友们都长命。
- Outlast, often interchangeable withoutlive, more commonly stresses longer duration in time: Outlast 经常可与outlive 互换使用, 更加强调更长时间的延续: anxiety that outlasted its cause.没有理由却继续存有的焦虑。
- Survive may also be used with reference merely to living longer than another: Survive 也可以仅用于指比另一物活得长: He is survived by his wife and children. Frequently, however, tosurvive is to remain alive following something potentially destructive to life: 他妻子和孩子们活得都比他长。 但是通常survive 指在经受破坏性的生命危险之后仍存活了下来: She survived the plane crash. 她在飞机坠毁后幸免于难
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