Desert plants have evolved deep root systems to survive prolonged periods without rainfall.
沙漠植物进化出了深根系，以在长时间无降雨的情况下存活。
Lichens, which are formed through a partnership between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium, can survive in some of the harshest environments on Earth, from Antarctic rock faces to desert surfaces.
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Contrary to the popular image of medieval Europe as uniformly illiterate, recent research into surviving merchant ledgers and personal letters suggests that basic literacy was more widespread among urban tradespeople than previously believed, even if formal, Latin-based scholarly literacy remained rare.
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Tardigrades, microscopic animals also known as water bears, can survive extreme conditions including near-total dehydration, radiation levels lethal to most life, and even brief exposure to the vacuum of space.
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Which choice best defines “survive”?
B — To remain alive. “survive” means to remain alive.
Which word means “to remain alive”?
D — survive. “survive” means to remain alive.
survive — to remain alive. In Chinese: 幸存，活下来.
survive is pronounced /sərˈvaɪv/.
Desert plants have evolved deep root systems to survive prolonged periods without rainfall. (沙漠植物进化出了深根系，以在长时间无降雨的情况下存活。)
endure, persist, outlive — all close in meaning to survive (to remain alive).
perish, succumb — each the opposite of survive (to remain alive).
Yes. survive is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
sur(on)+vive(live)