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.
引入市場經濟后，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的幾率總是十分渺茫。
2、explain
解釋;說明
Not every judge, however, has the ability to explain the law in simple terms.
然而，不是每個法官都能用簡單的語言來解釋法律。
Don't sign anything until your solicitor has explained the contract to you.
在律師向你解釋清楚合同之前，不要簽署任何東西。
解釋;辯解;說明…的理由
'Let me explain, sir.' — 'Don't tell me about it. I don't want to know.'
“您聽我解釋，先生。”——“別跟我說，我不想知道。”
Before she ran away, she left a note explaining her actions.
逃跑前，她留下一張便條解釋原委。