| 单词 | survival |
| 释义 | survival —survival /səˈvaɪ.vəl/ aep /sɚ-/ adjective ► F0 continuing to exist or wanting to continue to exist: » We all have a strong survival instinct.» The survival rate for people who have this form of cancer is now more than 90 percent.Thesaurus+: ↑Life and livingnoun B2 [U] the fact of a person, organization, etc. continuing to live or exist: » The doctors told my wife I had a 50/50 chance of survival.» His main concern is to ensure his own political survival.» England are fighting for survival (= trying not to be defeated) in the match.Thesaurus+: ↑Life and livingF0 [C] something that has continued to exist from a previous time: » Most of these traditions are survivals from earlier times.Thesaurus+: ↑Things remainingWord Builder:–Nouns: survival, survivor–Verbs: survive• • • Extra Examples:» Humans, he argues, are amoral and what guides them is not any sense of morality but an instinct for survival.» Two months ago, results from a European study questioned whether early treatment with the drug really improved survival.» Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.» The survival of whales is intimately bound up with the health of the ocean.» What are her chances of survival? |
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