| 单词 | survival |
| 释义 | survival (səʳvaɪvəl ) 1. uncountable noun B2 If you refer to the survival of something or someone, you mean that they manage to continue or exist in spite of difficult circumstances. ...companies which have been struggling for survival in the advancing recession. Ask for the free booklet 'Debt: a Survival Guide'. 2. uncountable noun B2 If you refer to the survival of a person or living thing, you mean that they live through a dangerous situation in which it was possible that they might die. If cancers are spotted early there's a high chance of survival. An animal's sense of smell is still crucial to its survival. Synonyms: staying alive, existence, being alive, viability 3. survival of the fittest phrase You can use the survival of the fittest to refer to a situation in which only the strongest people or things continue to live or be successful, while the others die or fail. Collocations: long-term survival This is a result of the Chatsworth House Trust, which was set up by his father in 1981 to ensure the building's long-term survival. Times, Sunday Times (2006) But such emergency measures will not ensure the euro's long-term survival. Times, Sunday Times (2015) She refused a transplant despite doctors saying it was her only chance of long-term survival. The Sun (2008) Indeed, it was a day when mere survival earned fine rewards. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In the last century, the objective was mere survival. Preventing World War III - A Realistic Grand Strategy (1988) The odds are so stacked against him that mere survival would be considered victory. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Once they have disconnected themselves, they must retrieve their personal survival pack and practise deploying and boarding their liferafts. Times, Sunday Times He removed a couple of essential items from his survival pack and left the remainder behind. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And they have been warned to come armed with their own survival packs including sleeping bags, pillows and packed lunches. The Sun Slide/rafts usually feature an erectable canopy, outer compartments to hold passengers and survival packs containing items such as leak stoppers, paddles and flares. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She allowed herself a few minutes of misery, then tried to calm down by double-checking she had her survival suit and emergency equipment in order. Times, Sunday Times The survival suit we all carried offered more protection, but it was also more buoyant, which would have prevented me from diving. Times, Sunday Times Life-rafts, lifebuoy, survival suit, emergency beacon and debris were found. The Sun Luckily for him the yacht had turned turtle quickly, leaving a large bubble of air - and he was wearing a survival suit. Times, Sunday Times Others may have many of the features of a survival suit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now, with the credit crunch beginning to bite, it increasingly looks like a necessary corporate survival tactic. Times, Sunday Times My first survival tactic was a redoubling of my efforts in personal spiritual growth. Christianity Today Maybe that's a survival tactic. Times, Sunday Times This survival tactic rarely works. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The more marriages break up, the more pastors seek for ways to teach survival tactics, especially to engaged couples. Christianity Today It's not only their survival technique that makes me like them so much. Times, Sunday Times Ditto that conspicuous corporateness was a survival technique - and one that she hopes to cast aside now she has won. Times, Sunday Times This, it turns out, was not a case of callous disregard for a fellow artist, but a simple survival technique. Times, Sunday Times These poor cubs were orphaned at four months old and had no survival techniques. The Sun The activity teaches traditional survival techniques as well as providing you with a place to stay for a night (should your efforts pay off). Times, Sunday Times They call me in the middle of the night, pretending they need survival tips. The Sun For even more survival tips, see the original piece. Christianity Today So, with that first myth now sufficiently debunked, here are a few survival tips to get you through this essential, amusing and exhausting week. Times, Sunday Times Herewith are a few survival tips for our new ministers. Times, Sunday Times He'd better read our survival tips on page 4 to ensure they don't get tangled up. Times, Sunday Times He constantly reinvents himself for whatever reason, whether it's to maintain creative space or as a survival tool. Times, Sunday Times It's struggling to be a normal 21st-century kitchen rather than a post-apocalyptic survival tool. Times, Sunday Times The destructive power and lethality of these systems may be difficult to appreciate; but forces in the fight see the accuracy as just another survival tool against the enemy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has been one of my survival tools. Times, Sunday Times Each resident was given survival tools upon their arrival to ensure their comfort and safety in the dorm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For birds with long lives that don’t breed until they are more than a decade old, losing their young can threaten the survival of the entire population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, breathing problems, congenital abnormalities or malformations, and the presence of other severe diseases, especially infection, threaten the survival of the neonate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Selection on individuals can theoretically produce adaptations that threaten the survival of the population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The collapse in trust and drying-up of credit markets over the past year has threatened the survival of the international banking system. Times, Sunday Times So wrong that they threatened the survival of the bank and the health of global financial markets. Times, Sunday Times But there's a danger lest, anxious for our very survival, we clutch at newly confident social media. Times, Sunday Times Throughout much of our history, our very survival depended on whether we made that judgment accurately and fast enough. Times, Sunday Times Whatever our technological achievements, we are still utterly reliant on the natural systems of the earth for our very survival. The Sun Our very survival has never required greater cooperation and understanding among all people from all places than at this moment in history. Christianity Today Were they physically robust enough to handle a team who are fighting for their very survival? Times, Sunday Times He's a former burlesque dancer and teacher of wilderness survival. The Sun He was extremely frustrated on the show because the other participants had so little wilderness survival skill. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Outdoor activities such as hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, fishing, and hunting all require basic wilderness survival skills, especially in handling emergency situations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His military experience included advanced jump training and wilderness survival. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Skills taught include woodcraft and wilderness survival in all types of climate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 幸存 Japanese: 生存 |
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