survival
noun
səˈvaɪvəl
noun
1
the
state
of
continuing
to
live
or
exist
继续生存; 幸存
U
[+
of
]
Illegal
hunting
is
threatening
the
survival
of
the
species.
非法狩猎正威胁到物种的生存。
The
doctors
gave
him
a
one-in-ten
chance
of
survival
.
医生给了他十分之一的生存希望。
A
lot
of
small
companies
are
having
to
fight
for
survival
(=work
hard
in
order
to
continue
to
exist)
.
很多小公司不得不在为生存而拼搏。
2
survival of the fittest
a
situation
in
which
only
the
strongest
and
most
successful
people
or
things
continue
to
exist
适者生存
3
a survival from sth
something
that
has
continued
to
exist
from
a
much
earlier
period,
especially
when
similar
things
have
disappeared
[尤英] 某事物的残存物 （遗风，遗迹 ）;
especially BrE
The
cult
is
a
survival
from
the
old
Zoroastrian
religion.
这种膜拜仪式是古老的拜火教遗留下来的。