succumb
翻譯
屈服, 屈從, 因...死亡
例句
He finally succumbed to temptation.
他最終屈服於誘惑。
Sadly, she succumbed to her injuries.
不幸的是,她因傷勢過重而死亡。
文法模式
to succumb to ((sth.)) 屈服於((某事)) He succumbed to the temptation to eat the cake.
近義詞
同義詞: yield, surrender, give in; 反義詞: resist, withstand, overcome
詞源
源自拉丁語「succumbere」(倒下,下沉),由「sub-」(在...之下)和「-cumbere」(躺下)組成。
記憶技巧
想像在壓力或疾病「之下沉淪」。字首「sub-」(在...之下)是關鍵。