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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／拼搏 His only chance of survival was 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。 Continued trade in these products is a threat to the survival of the species. 这些产品的持续贸易是对物种生存的威胁。
Extra ExamplesChemotherapy can prolong survival in cancer patients. 化疗能延长癌症病人的生命。 Doctors gave him only a 50% chance of survival. 医生说他只有 50% 的存活几率。 For the poorest people, life was merely a matter of survival. 对最贫穷的人来说，生活只是争取活命。 He lacked the common instinct for survival. 他缺乏起码的生存本能。 Here, life is a battle for survival. 在这里，活着就是为生存而战。 The campaign will hopefully ensure the survival of the tiger. 这次宣传运动有望确保老虎的生存。 The arrival of this South American predator threatened the survival of native species. 这种南美捕食者的到来威胁到了当地物种的生存。 his survival as leader 他的领导地位的维持 the chance survival of the king's letters to his mistress 国王给情妇的信的意外存留 In rare cases, a mutation confers a survival advantage to the organism. 在极少数情况下，基因突变会给生物带来生存优势。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long-term
- short-term
- continued
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- fight for
- assure
- ensure
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- chances
- rate
- skills
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- survival against
- survival as
- a battle for survival
- a fight for survival
- a struggle for survival
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- [countable] survival (from something)
something that has continued to exist from an earlier time 残存物；幸存事物
Idioms
the survival of the fittest
the principle that only the people or things that are best adapted to their environment will continue to exist 适者生存