survival

survival
sur‧viv‧al W3 AC /səˈvaɪvəl $ sər-/ noun1. [uncountable] the state of continuing to live or exist
    survival of
    Illegal hunting is threatening the survival of the species.
    The doctors gave him a one in ten chance of survival.
    A lot of small companies are having to fight for survival (=work hard in order to continue to exist).
2. survival of the fittest a situation in which only the strongest and most successful people or things continue to exist
3. a survival from something especially British English something that has continued to exist from a much earlier period, especially when similar things have disappeared
   SYN  relic:
    The cult is a survival from the old Zoroastrian religion.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ adjectives
   ▪ long-term survival The long-term survival of polar bears is at risk.
   ▪ continued survival The continued survival of this species of dolphin seems unlikely.
   ▪ economic survival Both countries depend on wildlife-based tourism for their economic survival.
   ▪ political survival The prime minister is fighting for his political survival.
■ survival + NOUN
   ▪ the survival rate The survival rate of animals returned to the wild remains an unanswered question.
   ▪ sb’s survival instinct (=a natural ability to know how to survive) My survival instinct told me to get up and run.
   ▪ survival skills They learned survival skills from the local Indian tribe.
   ▪ a survival strategy The best survival strategy is to avoid putting yourself in unnecessary danger.
■ verbs
   ▪ fight/struggle for survival Many construction companies are fighting for survival.
   ▪ ensure the survival of something/somebody Controlling land development would ensure the survival of many types of wildlife.
   ▪ owe your survival to somebody/something The frogs owe their survival to a conservation program.
■ phrases
   ▪ sb’s chance(s) of survival He knew that his chances of survival were small.
   ▪ sb’s fight/struggle/battle for survival Their lives had been one long struggle for survival.