surviving

/səˈvaɪ.vɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ] /sɚˈvaɪ.vɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ] /sər-ˈvī-viŋ How to pronounce surviving (audio)/ (ame, mw)

surviving — adjective

  • survivingpositive
  • more survivingcomparative
  • most survivingsuperlative

1. still alive, or still there after other people or things have gone

1.形容詞B2
釋義

still alive, or still there after other people or things have gone

例句

Only two surviving climbers reached the rescue camp before dawn.

common pattern: surviving + people after disaster

The museum keeps surviving letters from Ayana's grandmother in a glass case.

common with records, letters, and other preserved things

同義詞
  • remaining

    good for things left over, but weaker on the idea of lasting after loss

  • living

    works for people or animals only, not for objects or records

  • extant

    formal and mainly used for texts, buildings, or records still in existence

反義詞
  • dead

    opposite for people or animals that are no longer alive

  • destroyed

    opposite for objects or records that no longer exist

  • lost

    often used for records, evidence, or items that are no longer available

文法句型

surviving + family member

surviving + record / photo / copy

用法筆記

Usually placed before a noun, especially for people, animals, records, or objects left after death, destruction, or loss. English more often says "surviving family" or "surviving records" than uses the word by itself after be.

常見錯誤

❌My grandfather is surviving and still drives every day.
✅My grandfather is alive and still drives every day.
💡'surviving' is usually used before a noun after danger, loss, or death, not as the everyday word for being alive.
❌These are the surviving seats in the room.
✅These are the remaining seats in the room.
💡'surviving' suggests something lasted after damage, loss, or destruction, not simply that some items are left.