動(dòng)詞 succumb:

1. consent reluctantly
   同義詞：yield, give in, knuckle under, buckle under
2. be fatally overwhelmed
   同義詞：yield

1. In spite of his efforts, he at last succumbed to the terrible fever and died in the hospital.
   盡管他竭力避免，還是染上了那可怕的熱病，死在了醫(yī)院里。
2. The city succumbed after only a short siege.
   該城受圍困僅很短時(shí)間就不再抵抗了。
3. The driver has succumbed to (ie died of) his injuries.
   司機(jī)已受傷不治。
4. Several children have measles, and the others are bound to succumb (to it).
   有幾個(gè)孩子患了麻疹，其他孩子也必然傳染上。