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surviving

🇬🇧 UK/sɚ'vaɪv/🇺🇸 US/sә'vaiviŋ/
A2

Definitions

adj.

Still alive or in existence

依然健在的;仍然存在的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
surabove, beyond
+
vivlive, life
+
ingcontinuous / action of
=surviving

Common Collocations

  • 1.surviving member在世成员
  • 2.surviving relative在世亲属
  • 3.surviving copy留存副本
  • 4.[surviving evidence]现存证据

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The estate was divided equally among the surviving family members.

  • 2.

    This is one of the few surviving manuscripts from the medieval period.

  • 3.

    The surviving witnesses gave conflicting accounts of the incident.

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