survival

英 [səˈvaɪvl]

美 [sərˈvaɪvl]

n.  生存; 存活; 幸存; 残存物; 幸存事物

复数：survivals　

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BNC.2584 / COCA.2656

习惯用语

n.

the survival of the fittest
• 适者生存
  the principle that only the people or things that are best adapted to their surroundings will continue to exist

牛津词典

noun

• 生存；存活；幸存
  the state of continuing to live or exist, often despite difficulty or danger
  1. the struggle/battle/fight for survival
     为生存而斗争 / 战斗 / 拼搏
  2. His only chance of survival was a heart transplant.
     只有进行心脏移植，他才有望活下去。
  3. Exporting is necessary for our economic survival.
     必须有出口，才能维持我们的经济。
• 残存物；幸存事物
  something that has continued to exist from an earlier time
  1. The ceremony is a survival from pre-Christian times.
     这种仪式是从公元前遗留下来的。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 生存
  If you refer to thesurvivalof something or someone, you mean that they manage to continue or exist in spite of difficult circumstances.
  1. ...companies which have been struggling for survival in the advancing recession...
     在日益萧条的经济环境中挣扎求生的各个公司
  2. Ask for the free booklet 'Debt: a Survival Guide'.
     可以索要免费小册子《债务：生存指南》。
• N-UNCOUNT 幸存;存活
  If you refer to thesurvivalof a person or living thing, you mean that they live through a dangerous situation in which it was possible that they might die.
  1. If cancers are spotted early there's a high chance of survival...
     如果癌症在早期发现的话，存活的几率会很高。
  2. An animal's sense of smell is still crucial to its survival.
     动物的嗅觉对其生存仍然至关重要。
• 适者生存
  You can usethe survival of the fittestto refer to a situation in which only the strongest people or things continue to live or be successful, while the others die or fail.

英英释义

noun

• something that survives
• a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
  Synonym:survival of the fittestnatural selectionselection
• a state of surviving
  Synonym:endurance

双语例句

• The name of the game is survival.
  重要的是活下去。
• The old man was a survival of a past age.
  这位老人是上一代的遗老。
• The specialist who carried out the brain scan thought Tim's chances of survival were still slim
  给蒂姆做脑部扫描的专科医生认为他活下来的可能性仍旧渺茫。
• They may hate what he does but their survival depends on him
  他们或许讨厌他的营生，但他们要想活下来必须依靠他。
• We depend on people and things for our physical well-being and survival;
  我们因为身体上的安康和生存而依赖人们和东西；
• Studies also suggest that aspirin can help with cancer prevention and survival.
  研究也表明阿司匹林可以帮助预防癌症和生存。
• If cancers are spotted early there's a high chance of survival
  如果癌症在早期发现的话，存活的几率会很高。
• The main place of human survival and the development is community.
  居住区是人类生存和发展的主要场所。
• I'm not into politics. I'm into survival.
  我不从政了，我要生存。
• The survival of the proteins depends on the way in which bones are fossilised.
  蛋白质是否存留取决于骨头被石化的方式。