succumb

英 [səˈkʌm]

美 [səˈkʌm]

v.  屈服; 屈从; 抵挡不住(攻击、疾病、诱惑等)

过去式：succumbed　过去分词：succumbed　现在分词：succumbing　第三人称单数：succumbs　

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牛津词典

verb

• 屈服；屈从；抵挡不住（攻击、疾病、诱惑等）
  to not be able to fight an attack, an illness, a temptation , etc.
  1. The town succumbed after a short siege.
     该城被围困不久即告失守。
  2. His career was cut short when he succumbed to cancer.
     他的事业随着他死于癌症而中断。
  3. He finally succumbed to Lucy's charms and agreed to her request.
     他最终为露西的魅力所倾倒，答应了她的请求。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 屈从于，屈服于，抵挡不住(诱惑或压力)
  If yousuccumb totemptation or pressure, you do something that you want to do, or that other people want you to do, although you feel it might be wrong.
  1. Don't succumb to the temptation to have just one cigarette...
     不要经不住诱惑，只抽一支烟也不行。
  2. The Minister said his country would never succumb to pressure.
     首相说他的国家永远都不会屈服于压迫。
• VERB 感染，死于(疾病)
  If yousuccumb toan illness, you become affected by it or die from it.
  1. A few years later, Katya succumbed to cancer in London...
     几年后，卡佳因患癌症在伦敦病逝。
  2. I was determined not to succumb to the virus.
     我坚决不向病毒屈服。

英英释义

verb

• consent reluctantly
  Synonym:yieldgive inknuckle underbuckle under
• be fatally overwhelmed
  Synonym:yield

双语例句

• To him, all opponents would eventually succumb, bored into submission.
  对他而言，所有对手最终都会屈服，厌烦得屈服。
• Don't look back and don't succumb to their lies and goodbyes.
  别回头，别屈服于他们的谎言与问候。
• Should I succumb to the force that calls out.
  我应该屈服于力量，叫一声。
• I will never succumb to your temptation.
  我决不会屈服于你的诱惑。
• A few years later, Katya succumbed to cancer in London
  几年后，卡佳因患癌症在伦敦病逝。
• The Minister said his country would never succumb to pressure.
  首相说他的国家永远都不会屈服于压迫。
• I was determined not to succumb to the virus.
  我坚决不向病毒屈服。
• The implication, that the US economy will slow or more likely succumb to recession, is unavoidable.
  这难免意味着，美国经济就将减速，或者更可能的情况是陷入衰退。
• Every time I succumb to this temptation, I regret it.
  每次我屈服于这种诱惑时，我都感到后悔。
• They must succumb or adapt radically in the coming few years.
  未来几年，它们必须屈服或做出彻底的调整。