survival

英 [sə'vaɪv(ə)l] 美[sɚ'vaɪvl]
  • n. 幸存,残存;幸存者,残存物

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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.

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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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》。

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