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survival
n
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).
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.
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