survival

survival
noun
  1. [mass noun]the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances
    幸存
    the animal's chances of survival were pretty low.
    该动物存活的机会很小。
    he was fighting for his political survival.
    他正为了政治生存而奋斗。
    ■[count noun]an object or practice that has continued to exist from an earlier time
    残存物;残存习俗
    his shorts were a survival from his army days.
    他的短裤还是他军旅生活时代遗留下来的。
常用词组
survival of the fittest
  1. (Biology)the continued existence of organisms which are best adapted to their environment, with the extinction of others, as a concept in the Darwinian theory of evolution
    (生)(达尔文进化论中的)适者生存。 比较natural selection
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