outlive

英 [ˌaʊt'lɪv] 美 [ˌaʊt'lɪv]

• v. 比...活得长；比...经久

英英释义

Verb:

1. live longer than;

   "She outlived her husband by many years"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. He outlived his wife by three years.
   他比妻子多活了三年。
2. A song will outlive sermons in the memory.
   歌曲比训诫更能令人印象深刻.
3. When he retired he felt that he had outlived his usefulness.
   他退休后觉得自己年老无用了。
4. The world has outlived much, and will outlive a great deal more.
   世界已经存在了很久，而且还将更久远地存在下去。

近反义词

【近义词】

• survive 幸免于难
• outlast 较……耐久
• endure 容忍
• carry on 继续进行