the struggle/battle/fight for survival
为生存而斗争╱战斗╱拼搏
His only chance of survival was a heart transplant.
只有进行心脏移植，他才有望活下去。
Exporting is necessary for our economic survival.
必须有出口，才能维持我们的经济。
The ceremony is a survival from pre-Christian times.
这种仪式是从公元前遗留下来的。
1.生存;残存;幸存;残存者;成活(植株);残余,残存物,遗物,遗风
1.the fact or state of continuing to live or exist, especially in difficult conditions; relating to survival
1.To them, slavery was no longer just a question of right or wrong. It was a necessity for survival.
对于他们而言，拥有奴隶不再是一个对与错的问题，而是生存之所必须。
2.I think filling the gaping holes in our knowledge with made-up (and often wrong) information is some sort of a natural survival instinct.
我认为用我们自己制造的（经常是错误的）的一些信息来弥补我们知识当中的漏洞是一种自然的求生本能。
3.If it suits extremist ends to spin a fantastical tale of survival or trickery to gullible ears, expect to hear it.
如果编造一个令人难以置信的幸存故事或一个令人轻信的诡计更适合极端分子的终结的话，那愿意信的人就去信吧。
4.The ethnic hatred seems to have been pushed aside and now people are pushing a common agenda and pursuing economic survival.
种族的仇恨似乎已经被抛在两边，现在人民正在推行共同的议程，追求经济上的生存。
5.The management of the business objectives can be summed up in the survival, development and profitability.
企业的管理目标可以概括为生存、发展和盈利。
6.A woman is a nest-defender - her role was to ensure survival of the next generation.
女人是巢穴的保卫者——她的任务就是确保下一代的生存。
7.Our school systems are very flawed and do not reward you for the things that are important in life or for the survival of civilization.
我们的学校系统有很多缺陷，不鼓励你做对生活来说重要的事情或者做延续文明的事情。
8.This low-calorie-provoked increase in longevity occurs in many organisms and seems to be an ancient survival strategy.
这种由低热量引起的长寿现象在许多动物中都存在，似乎是一种古老的生存策略。
9.The Australian Open has turned into a struggle for survival: Djokovic was the fourth player to quit in mid-match in two days.
澳大利亚网球公开赛变成了一场生存竞争，德约科维奇是两天里第四位中途退赛的选手。
10.(1) Say, buddy, not to cast aspersions on your survival instincts or nothing, but haven't mammoths pretty much gone extinct?
老兄，我不是怀疑你求生的本能，但是，猛犸象似乎快绝种了吧？