sur‧viv‧al W3 AC / səvaɪv ə l $ sər- / 名词

1 [不可数名词] the state of continuing to live or exist

survival 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 ) .

2 survival of the fittest a situation in which only the strongest and most successful people or things continue to exist

3 a survival from something especially British English something that has continued to exist from a much earlier period, especially when similar things have disappeared 同义词 relic :

The cult is a survival from the old Zoroastrian religion.

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

long-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 + NOUN

the survival rate The survival rate of animals returned to the wild remains an unanswered question.

sb’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.

动词

fight/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.

短语

sb’s chance(s) of survival He knew that his chances of survival were small.

sb’s fight/struggle/battle for survival Their lives had been one long struggle for survival.