the fact of a person, organization, etc. continuing to live or exist

The doctors told my wife I had a 50/50 chance of survival. 医生告诉我妻子，我有50%的生存机会。

His main concern is to ensure his own political survival. 他主要关心的还是要保住自己的政治前程。

England are fighting for survival (= trying not to be defeated) in this game. 这场比赛中，英格兰队在为生存而战。

something that has continued to exist from a previous time

Most of these traditions are survivals from earlier times. 这些传统大多都是以前流传下来的。

continuing to exist or wanting to continue to exist

We all have a strong survival instinct. 我们都有强烈的求生本能。

The survival rate for people who have this form of cancer is now more than 90 percent. 这种癌症患者的存活率现在已经超过了90％。