She had to steal food just to stay alive.

她得偷食物才不至于饿死。

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Many scientists assumed that even smaller organisms would struggle just to stay alive during months of almost complete darkness.

很多科学家认为，即使是小型生物在这种长达数月的完全黑暗中生存下来也存在着一定困难。

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To stay alive, said of a business that remains viable, but just barely.

存活；引申为生意收支勉强打平。

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If this research proves successful, it could revolutionise the lives of people who currently need to take daily insulin injections to just to stay alive.

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But this figure excludes both social-security payments and the protection payments that many Colombians feel they are compelled to make to the men of violence just to stay alive.

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Despite feeling entitled by years of waiting around, you cannot expect instant gratification, particularly when a company requires drastic change just to stay alive.

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