survival

英 [səˈvaɪvl]

美 [sərˈvaɪvl]

n.  生存; 存活; 幸存; 残存物; 幸存事物

复数：survivals　

高考CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

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

• Almost all young women who turn to prostitution do so as a means of survival.
  几乎所有从事卖淫的年轻女孩走这条路都是为了生存。
• He mistakenly ascribes the expression 'survival of the fittest' to Charles Darwin.
  他错误地认为“适者生存”是查尔斯·达尔文说的。
• This is a story about growth and survival.
  这是一个关于成长和生存的故事。
• 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。
• All animals have an instinct to seek survival.
  动物都有求生的本能。
• His most celebrated work is the film classic, 'Woman in the Dunes,' a gritty look at survival in an extreme environment.
  他最负盛名的作品是经典影片《砂之女》，该片对极端环境下的艰难求生进行了逼真的刻画。
• Societies need to develop highly adaptive behavioural rules for survival.
  社会需要发展具有高度适应性的生存行为规则。
• 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。
• From then on, mother and daughter have depended on each other for survival.
  从此，母女俩相依为命。
• I dare to hope that your heart will be touched by the tidings of my survival.
  我奢望你在听到我还活着的消息时心情会很激动。