survival
/səˈvaɪvəl/noun
mass noun
1- 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
该动物存活的可能性很小
figurative 〈喻〉he was fighting for his political survival.
他正为了政治生存而奋斗。
1.1
- 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。
短语
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.