survivor UK [sə'vaɪ.vər] US [sɚ'vaɪ.vɚ] noun countable IMPROVER ■a person who continues to live, despite nearly dying 幸存者,生还者•He was the sole (= only) survivor of the plane crash.他是这场空难唯一的幸存者。 •She's a cancer survivor/a survivor of cancer.她是一位癌症幸存者。 ■a person who is able to continue living their life successfully despite experiencing difficulties 善于在困境中生存的人•He's one of life's survivors.他是生活的勇者。 US ■A person's survivors are the members of his or her family who continue to live after he or she has died. (某人去世后)仍然活着的家人 |