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、destroy

毀壞;破壞;毀滅;摧毀

That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos.

那樣做肯定會破壞經濟、制造混亂。

No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed.

沒有人在爆炸中受傷，但大樓遭到了徹底毀壞。

毀掉…的生活;使垮掉

If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me.

如果我再年輕一些，或是再單純一些，那些批評可能就會把我給毀了。

殺死，消滅（生病或具危險性的動物）

Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be destroyed.

林賽沒有受傷，但那匹馬卻不得不被人道毀滅。