Survival Exist Continue Live Things Noun Continued Refer
The word 'survival' refers to the state of continuing to live or exist, especially in difficult or dangerous circumstances. It can also mean something that has continued to exist from an earlier time, or the principle of 'the survival of the fittest'.
survival (n.)
Collins:
1. 生存: the state of continuing to live or exist in spite of difficult circumstances.
2. 幸存; 存活: living through a dangerous situation in which it was possible that one might die.
3. 适者生存: the principle that only the strongest people or things continue to live or be successful.
Oxford:
1. the state of continuing to live or exist, often despite difficulty or danger.
2. something that has continued to exist from an earlier time (countable).
Idiom: the survival of the fittest: the principle that only the people or things that are best adapted to their surroundings will continue to exist.
LDC:
1. the state of continuing to live or exist.
2. survival of the fittest: a situation in which only the strongest and most successful people or things continue to exist.
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]生存 If you refer to the survival of something or someone, you mean that they manage to continue or exist in spite of difficult circumstances.
...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
Ask for the free booklet 'Debt: a Survival Guide'.
可以索要免费小册子《债务:生存指南》。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]幸存;存活 If you refer to the survival of a person or living thing, you mean that they live through a dangerous situation in which it was possible that they might die.
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。
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]适者生存 You can use the survival of the fittest to refer to a situation in which only the strongest people or things continue to live or be successful, while the others die or fail.
Oxford
sur·vivalAWL/səˈvaɪvl; NAmEsərˈvaɪvl/noun1[uncountable ]the state of continuing to live or exist, often despite difficulty or danger 生存;存活;幸存◆the struggle/battle/fight for survival为生存而斗争╱战斗╱拚搏◆His only chance of survivalwas a heart transplant. 只有进行心脏移植,他才有望活下去。◆Exporting is necessary for our economic survival.必须有出口,才能维持我们的经济。2[countable ]survival(from sth) something that has continued to exist from an earlier time 残存物;幸存事物SYN
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◆The ceremony is a survival from pre-Christian times.这种仪式是从公元前遗留下来的。IDIOMthe surˌvival of the ˈfittestthe principle that only the people or things that are best adapted to their surroundings will continue to exist 适者生存survivalsurvivalssur·vival/səˈvaɪvl; NAmEsərˈvaɪvl/
1[uncountable] the state of continuing to live or existsurvival of Illegal hunting is threatening the survival of the species. The doctors gave him a one in ten chance of survival. A lot of small companies are having to fight for survival (=work hard in order to continue to exist).2survival of the fittest a situation in which only the strongest and most successful people or things continue to exist3a survival from something especially British English something that has continued to exist from a much earlier period, especially when similar things have disappearedSYN relic: The cult is a survival from the old Zoroastrian religion.COLLOCATIONSadjectiveslong-term survival· The long-term survival of polar bears is at risk.continued survival· The continued survival of this species of dolphin seems unlikely.economic survival· Both countries depend on wildlife-based tourism for their economic survival.political survival· The prime minister is fighting for his political survival.survival + NOUNthe survival rate· The survival rate of animals returned to the wild remains an unanswered question.somebody’s survival instinct (=a natural ability to know how to survive)· My survival instinct told me to get up and run.survival skills· They learned survival skills from the local Indian tribe.a survival strategy· The best survival strategy is to avoid putting yourself in unnecessary danger.verbsfight/struggle for survival· Many construction companies are fighting for survival.ensure the survival of something/somebody· Controlling land development would ensure the survival of many types of wildlife.owe your survival to somebody/something· The frogs owe their survival to a conservation program.phrasessomebody’s chance(s) of survival· He knew that his chances of survival were small.somebody’s fight/struggle/battle for survival· Their lives had been one long struggle for survival.
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n.幸存,残存;幸存者,残存物
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