survival

英 [səˈvaɪvl]

美 [sərˈvaɪvl]

n. 生存; 存活; 幸存; 残存物; 幸存事物

复数：survivals　

BNC.2584 / COCA.2656

习惯用语

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

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。

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.

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