1.the survival of the fittest 适者生存
例句:With the changes in the world's climate, dinosaurs died, but many smaller animals lived on. It was the survival of the fittest.
随着世界气候的变迁, 恐龙绝迹了, 但许多较小的动物却继续活了下来
。 这就是适者生存 。2.be close to 接近于
例句:The second man was found at lunchtime, believed to be close to where he was working.
在中午时候第二具尸体被发现,靠近在他之前所工作的地点
。3.species of life 物种
例句:Scientists estimate that there could be up to 100 million different species of life on the planet, of which only 2 million have been identified.
据科学家们估计,世界上大约有不小于10亿种不同种类的生物,仅有2亿种为人们所认识
。4.natural selection 自然选择
例句:Accordingly, if natural selection disappears from biology, its offshoots in other fields seem likely to disappear as well.
因此,如果自然选择从生物学中消失,那么在其他分支领域内很可能也会消失
。