1、survive

生存;存活;幸存

the sequence of events that left the eight pupils battling to survive in icy seas for over four hours.

致使這 8 個小學(xué)生在冰冷的海水里掙扎求生四個多小時的一連串事件

Those organisms that are most suited to the environment will be those that will survive.

最適宜該環(huán)境的微生物將會存活下來。

挺過;艱難度過

On my first day here I thought, 'Ooh, how will I survive?'

我第一天到這兒時就想，“天哪，我怎么能挺過去呢?”

people who are struggling to survive without jobs.

艱難度日的失業(yè)者

幸存;幸免于難;留存

When the market economy is introduced, many factories will not survive.

引入市場經(jīng)濟(jì)后，許多工廠將面臨倒閉。

The chances of a planet surviving a supernova always looked terribly slim.

行星躲過超新星爆發(fā)的幾率總是十分渺茫。

2、instant

瞬息;頃刻;剎那

For an instant, Catherine was tempted to flee.

有那么一會兒,凱瑟琳很想逃跑。

The pain disappeared in an instant.

疼痛立刻就消失了。

(某一)時刻

At that instant the museum was plunged into total darkness.

就在那時,博物館陷入了一片漆黑。

In the same instant he flung open the car door.

與此同時,他猛地推開了車門。