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[/səˈvaɪvl; sɚˋvaɪvl/] n 用法:
1 [U] state of continuing to live or exist; surviving 继续生存或存在; 存活; 幸存:
the miraculous survival of some people in the air crash 空难事件中有些人奇迹般大难不死 *
the survival of the fittest, ie the continuing existence of those animals and plants which are best adapted to their surroundings, etc 适者生存（动植物最能适应环境等者得以存活） *
[attrib 作定语] a sur`vival kit, ie a package of items needed by survivors of a disaster, eg at sea 救生包（装有维持生命之必需品, 如供海难等幸存者使用的）. 用法:
2 [C] ~ (from sth) person, thing, custom, belief, etc that has survived from an earlier time 过去时代留存下来的人、 物、 风俗、 信仰等; 遗老; 遗习; 旧风俗; 旧思想:
a ceremony which is a survival from pre-Christian times 从公元前沿袭下来的礼仪活动. |