e.g. Many strange customs have survived from earlier times.

(2)vt.经历某遭遇后幸存；幸免于；从（困境等中）挺过来

He told me only a few soldiers had survived the war.在战争中幸存下来。（survive）

(3)vt.比......长寿；比......活得长

e.g. The man survived his sister by three years.

4.in search of...

寻找......，在句中常作目的状语或表语。

search sth./sp./sb.搜查某物、某处、某人 search for/after寻找，探究 search...for...寻找......

search int调查，研究 search out搜查出，探出 search through把......仔细搜寻一遍

search的宾语是搜寻的范围，search for的宾语是搜寻的对象。

5.amazing

辨析：

易混词 辨析 例句 amaze "惊愕"；含有惊叹；佩服之意。 Fare's perfect voice amazed

me. surprise "惊讶""出乎意料"；是"吃惊"的普通用词。语气较弱。 It surprised me that you sang this song so well.