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    surviving

    US /sə'vaɪvɪŋ/

    ・

    UK /sə'vaɪvɪŋ/

    A2
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo continue to live despite illness or trouble
    The prisoners are surviving by eating insects
    adj.AdjectiveContinuing to live, when others have died
    The surviving members of the family are sad for those who died

    Video subtitles

    How to Survive a Building Explosion

    06:05How to Survive a Building Explosion
    • Long after the rubble has been cleared and the dead are laid to rest, people can feel a sense of shame for surviving when many didn't.

      Long after the rubble has been cleared and the dead are laid to rest, people can feel a sense of shame for surviving when many didn't.

    • people can feel a sense of shame for surviving when many didn't.

      people can feel a sense of shame for surviving when many didn't.

    B1

    A New Way to Understand Cancer

    10:25A New Way to Understand Cancer
    • One cell survives; it comes from the fittest tumor lineage and was just a bit better at surviving the massacre than anyone else.

      One cell survives; it comes from the fittest tumor lineage and was just a bit better at surviving the massacre than anyone else.

    • One cell survives, it comes from the fittest tumour lineage and was just a bit better at surviving the massacre than anyone else.

      One cell survives, it comes from the fittest tumour lineage and was just a bit better at surviving the massacre than anyone else.

    B1

    Why Citibank Branches Are Closing Around The World

    10:27Why Citibank Branches Are Closing Around The World
    • But despite surviving the 2008 financial crisis, Citi hasn't been able to make a full recovery in the market.

      But despite surviving the 2008 financial crisis, Citi hasn't been able to make a full recovery in the market.

    • But despite surviving the 2008 financial crisis, Citi hasn't been able to make a full recovery in the market.

      But despite surviving the 2008 financial crisis, Citi hasn't been able to make a full recovery in the market.

    B1

    What's the Truth About the First Thanksgiving?

    05:59What's the Truth About the First Thanksgiving?
    • Ninety hungry Indian warriors joined the 53 surviving Pilgrims for this occasion (nearly half the colonists had died during the brutal winter).

      Ninety hungry Indian warriors joined the 53 surviving Pilgrims for this occasion (nearly half the colonists had died during the brutal winter).

    B2

    8 WARNING Signs of Narcissistic Abuse You CAN'T Ignore

    06:238 WARNING Signs of Narcissistic Abuse You CAN'T Ignore
    • You're not dramatic, you're not weak, you're surviving, but survival isn't the same as living.

      You're not dramatic, you're not weak, you're surviving, but survival isn't the same as living.

    • You're surviving.

      You're surviving.

    B1

    Workplace English

    16:34Workplace English
    • Speaking of surviving, I'm planning a field trip to the Science Museum next month.

      Speaking of surviving, I'm planning a field trip to the Science Museum next month.

    • Speaking of surviving, I'm planning a field trip to the Science Museum next month.

      Speaking of surviving, I'm planning a field trip to the Science Museum next month.

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • “We have no doubt his liberality is well  represented by his surviving partner,”  

      “We have no doubt his liberality is well  represented by his surviving partner,”  

    • "He died seven years ago, this very night!" "We have no doubt his liberality is well represented by his surviving partner," said the gentleman, presenting his credentials.

      "He died seven years ago, this very night!" "We have no doubt his liberality is well represented by his surviving partner," said the gentleman, presenting his credentials.

    B2

    Tomonoura - The Days of Old | Overnight Trip From Osaka

    11:06Tomonoura - The Days of Old | Overnight Trip From Osaka
    • Right beside the port area is the Ota Residence, one of the oldest surviving buildings in the town and now open to visitors.

      Right beside the port area is the Ota Residence, one of the oldest surviving buildings in the town and now open to visitors.

    • Right beside the port area is the Ota Residence, one of the oldest surviving buildings in the town and now open to visitors.

      Right beside the port area is the Ota Residence, one of the oldest surviving buildings in the town and now open to visitors.

    B1

    Ukraine: Russian bombers burning 'en masse' at Russian airbases after drone attack

    09:33Ukraine: Russian bombers burning 'en masse' at Russian airbases after drone attack
    • And the economy is surviving, but it's increasingly being affected by these sanctions.

      And the economy is surviving, but it's increasingly being affected by these sanctions.

    • And the economy is surviving, but it's increasingly being affected by these sanctions.

      And the economy is surviving, but it's increasingly being affected by these sanctions.

    B1

    Become Antifragile: turn stress into growth

    12:49Become Antifragile: turn stress into growth
    • And the better our knowledge gets across time, the better we get at surviving and thriving—especially under stressful circumstances.

      And the better our knowledge gets across time, the better we get at surviving and thriving—especially under stressful circumstances.

    • And the better our knowledge gets across time, the better we get at surviving and thriving, especially under stressful circumstances.

      And the better our knowledge gets across time, the better we get at surviving and thriving, especially under stressful circumstances.

    B1