survival

柯林斯词典

1. N-UNCOUNT If you refer to the survival of something or someone, you mean that they manage to continue or exist in spite of difficult circumstances. (在困境中的) 生存
...companies which have been struggling for survival in the advancing recession. …在不断恶化的萧条期中一直挣扎求生的各家公司。
2. N-UNCOUNT If you refer to the survival of a person or living thing, you mean that they live through a dangerous situation in which it was possible that they might die. 存活
If cancers are spotted early there's a high chance of survival. 如果癌症早被发现，存活的机率就高。

Humans, he argues , are amoral and what guides them is not any sense of morality but an instinct for survival.
Two months ago, results from a European study questioned whether early treatment with the drug really improved survival.
Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake .
The survival of whales is intimately bound up with the health of the ocean .
What are her chances of survival?