survival

英 [sə'vaɪv(ə)l] 美[sɚ'vaɪvl]

n. 幸存，残存；幸存者，残存物

TOEFL 常用词汇中频词

英英释义

1. a state of surviving; remaining alive

2. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

3. something that survives

词组搭配

survival of the fittest

(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

考试真题

Everybody needs some sleep for survival.

After World War Ⅱ, the academic world turned with new enthusiasm to humanistic studies, which seemed to many scholars the best way to ensure the survival of democracy.

Another challenge to language survival is television.

Creating this sanctuary is a bold move that the people of Palau recognize as essential to our survival.

Even though Spooner screams "Save her! Save her!", the robot rescues him because it calculates that he has a 45 percent chance of survival compared to Sarah's 11 percent.

The experiment highlights the importance of morality: without it, how can a robot decide whom to save or what's best for humanity, especially if it can't calculate survival odds?

Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.

Determining where we are in relation to our surroundings remains an essential skill for our survival.

Experts say Paris is right: for a sudden heart failure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly.

He had often watched Grylls' survival show Man vs. Wild.

He thought about all the survival shows he had watched on TV.

I guess the answer is, we were fighting for survival, protecting and providing for those we loved.

In fact, they were shot from 1914 through 1916, most of them after a disastrous shipwreck, by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival.

Luck plays a vital role in Judy's survival.

Rideout's team thinks that the California condors' average survival time in the wild is now just under eight years.

The average survival time of condors is satisfactory.

Trainees also get a good start on their wilderness survival badge as they learn about water-and land-survival through designed tasks and their search and rescue of "downed " pilot.

Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain.

Legislation is moving through the House that would save USPS an estimated $286 billion over five years, which could help pay for new vehicles, among other survival measures.

He argued that human evolution was characterized by a struggle he called the "survival of the fittest", in which weaker races and societies must eventually be replaced by stronger, more advanced races and societies.

Legislation is moving through the House that would save USPS an estimated $28.6 billion over five years, which could help pay for new vehicles, among other survival measures.

实用场景例句

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。

The ceremony is a survival from pre-Christian times.: 这种仪式是从公元前遗留下来的。

...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

Ask for the free booklet 'Debt: a Survival Guide'.: 可以索要免费小册子《债务：生存指南》。

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。

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。

This is probably a perfect survival of the music of Egypt and Babylon.: 这大概就是埃及和巴比伦音乐完整的遗存.

The old man is a survival of the past age.: 这老人“乃”上一个时代的遗老.

Greater turbulence puts an individual company's survival at risk.: 波动性增强将单个企业的生存置于风险之下.

It is increases the chances of survival and reduces the of danger brain damage.: 它可以增加存活会和减少对脑部损伤的机会.

Megatron: Strong Survival ability; Less idealistic of humanity.: 威震天: 生存能力超强; 实干而不理想化.

The arrival of this South American predator threatened the survival of native species.: 这种南美肉食动物的到来威胁到了当地物种的生存.

The old man was a survival of a past age.: 这位老人是上一代的遗老.

We all have a strong survival instinct.: 每个人都有强烈的求生本能.

With the changes in the world's climate, dinosaurs died, but many smaller animals lived on. It was the survival of the fittest.: 随着世界气候的变迁, 恐龙绝迹了, 但许多较小的动物却继续活了下来. 这就是适者生存.

Human beings are infinitely flexible and able to adjust when survival depends on it.: 人类的适应能力是无穷尽的,为了生存可以适应任何环境.

Commercial exploitation of resources threatens our survival.: 开发自然资源作商业用途威胁我们的生活.

The campaign will hopefully ensure the survival of the tiger.: 这场运动有望确保老虎的生存.

They are still fighting for survival.: 他们还在为生存而斗争.

Pragmatically, MTV's survival depends on selling the youth market to advertisers.: 从务实角度来说，音乐电视网的生存依赖于把年轻人市场卖给广告商。

As regards commercial survival, a car manufacturer capable of making only 50,000 cars a year is on a hiding to nothing.: 谈到商业生存，一个年产只有5万辆的汽车制造厂家是毫无成功希望的。

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。

Almost all young women who turn to prostitution do so as a means of survival.: 几乎所有从事卖淫的年轻女孩走这条路都是为了生存。

Providing they do not panic, I believe that their chances of survival will be beyond 95 per cent.: 如果他们不慌乱，我相信他们生还的概率将在95%以上。

They may hate what he does but their survival depends on him.: 他们或许讨厌他的营生，但他们要想活下来必须依靠他。

I dare to hope that your heart will be touched by the tidings of my survival.: 我奢望你在听到我还活着的消息时心情会很激动。

Yesterday's meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party.: 昨天的会议旨在制订使该党能够继续存在下去的策略。

双语例句

1. Pragmatically, MTV's survival depends on selling the youth market to advertisers.: 从务实角度来说，音乐电视网的生存依赖于把年轻人市场卖给广告商。

2. If cancers are spotted early there'sa high chance of survival.: 如果癌症在早期发现的话，存活的几率会很高。

3. They may hate what he does but their survival depends on him.: 他们或许讨厌他的营生，但他们要想活下来必须依靠他。

4. Yesterday's meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party.: 昨天的会议旨在制订使该党能够继续存在下去的策略。

5. Ask for the free booklet "Debt: a Survival Guide".: 可以索要免费小册子《债务：生存指南》。

英文词源

survival (n.): 1590s, "act of surviving; continuation after some event," from survive + -al (2). Phrase survival of the fittest (1864) was used by Spencer in place of Darwin's natural selection.

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复数: survivals;

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词组搭配

survival of the fittest

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