survival

n.

1. 幸存, 生存
   • The doctor told my wife I had a fifty-fifty chance of survival.
     医生告诉我的妻子, 说我活下去的可能性只有50%。
   • They are still fighting for survival.
     他们还在为生存而斗争。
   • We all have a strong survival instinct.
     每个人都有强烈的求生本能。
2. 残存的人[物]; 遗物; 遗风
   • The old man was a survival of a past age.
     这位老人是上一代的遗老。
   • Most of these ceremonies are survivals from earlier times.
     这些礼仪活动大部分是从古代沿袭下来的。