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survival noun
⇨ life 1life1 noun no signs of life 没有生命迹象all your life 一辈子make life easier 使生活轻松些life ♦︎ existence ♦︎ survivalThese are all words for the state or fact of living or existing. 这些词均表示生存、存活或存在。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sb / sth's very / continued / day-to-day existence / survival◆to threaten sb / sth's life / existence / survival◆to fight for your life / survival◆a struggle for existence / survival■ life [uncountable, countable] the state or fact of being alive as a person, animal or plant, shown by activities such as breathing, growing and reproducing; the state of being alive as a human being; an individual person's existence 生命；性命；人命；人的存活◆The body was cold and showed no signs of life.那具躯体冰凉，没有一点儿生命迹象。◆In spring the countryside bursts into life.春天乡村里一片生机盎然。◆The floods caused a massive loss of life (= many people were killed).洪水造成许多人丧生。◆He risked his life to save his daughter from the fire.他冒着生命危险把女儿从火中救了出来。◆The operation saved her life.手术挽救了她的生命。◆My grandfather lost his life (= was killed) in the Second World War.我祖父在第二次世界大战中丧生。◆You mustn't let anyone know－it's a matter of life and death (= sb's life depends on it).你千万别告诉任何人－这可是件生死攸关的事。ⓘ The life of a thing is the period of time when it exists or functions. 事物的life指的是它的存在期或有效期◆The International Stock Exchange started life as a London coffee shop.国际证券交易所起初是伦敦的一家咖啡馆。◆The product has a guaranteed shelf life (= the length of time that food or other items can be kept before it is too old to be sold) of 60 days.这种产品的保存期为60天。 OPP death ⇨ dead see also live ⇨ exist , live ⇨ survive ■ existence [uncountable] the state or fact of being real or living 存在；生存◆I was unaware of his existence until today.直到今天我才知道有他这么个人。◆This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence.这是现存最古老的希伯来语手稿。◆Pakistan came into existence as an independent country after the war.战后巴基斯坦成为一个独立的国家。◆The crisis threatens the industry's continued existence.那次危机对这个行业的继续生存构成了威胁。 see also exist ⇨ exist ■ survival [uncountable] the state of continuing to live or exist, often in spite of difficulty or danger （继续）生存，存活；幸存◆His only chance of survival was to make his own way down the mountainside.只有找到下山的路，他才有望能活下来。◆Rhino poaching is now threatening the survival of the species.偷猎犀牛目前已危及这个物种的生存。◆Exporting is necessary for our economic survival.出口对经济发展是必不可少的。OPP extinction ⓘ Extinction is a situation in which a plant, animal, way of life, etc. stops existing. * extinction指某种动物、植物或生活方式等不复存在、灭绝、消亡◆The mountain gorilla is in danger of extinction.山地大猩猩有灭绝的危险。 see also survive ⇨ survive |