| 词汇 | example_english_surviving-relative |
| 释义 | surviving relativecollocation in Englishmeanings of survivingand relativeThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with relative. surviving adjective[before noun] uk /səˈvaɪ.vɪŋ/ us /sɚˈvaɪ.vɪŋ/ continuing to live ... See more at surviving relative noun[C] uk /ˈrel.ə.tɪv/ us /ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/ a member of ... See more at relative Examples of surviving relativeThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The period in question would affect one survivingrelative, but no dependants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must point out to him that the expression "permission of a survivingrelative", which he used is not strictly accurate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, where there is no son and no survivingrelative, there is surely a case— is there not? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In practice, that gives a survivingrelative the legal right to stop the process going ahead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That sounds fine, until one realises, how wide the term "survivingrelative" goes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wife would take about £19,000 or, perhaps, £20,000 and, the only other survivingrelative being a nephew, £100,000 of the estate would go to him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be very difficult and time-consuming to establish that there is no reason to believe that neither the dead person nor any survivingrelative would object. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, if the body is lying in a hospital, and there is evidence of his wish, there is no question of a survivingrelative having a veto over it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What does "any survivingrelative" mean? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By proximity of blood, she was the closest survivingrelative of the last duke. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She is presently trying to trace the original owners of the works, and their surviving relatives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In addition to the obvious military advantages, conclusively identifying the remains of missing service personnel is highly beneficial to the surviving relatives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Her parents had moved from there originally and most of her surviving relatives still live in the area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Consumption was thought to be caused by the deceased consuming the life of their surviving relatives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The purpose of the medium is to provide some evidence that a human has survived by describing the person to their surviving relatives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Kin selection explains altruism through genetic relationships, whereby an altruistic behaviour leading to death is rewarded by the survival of genetic copies distributed among surviving relatives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The image is sent to the nether world, where the disembodied spirit is deemed to enter it, and give the desired information to surviving relatives on its return. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of surviving Go to the definition of relative See other collocations with relative |
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