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Survival Refer N Uncount Continue Live Situation 英[Səˈvaɪvl 美[Sərˈvaɪvl

单词 survival
音标
英[səˈvaɪvl] 美[sərˈvaɪvl]
解释
n.幸存,生存;幸存者;遗物;遗风;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
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.
例:...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
例: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 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.
例: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。
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
变形
pl:survivals~

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