单词 | succumb |
释义 | succumb succumb /səˈkʌm/ verb [I] FORMAL ↑Verb Endings for succumb C2 to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat: » The town finally succumbed last week after being pounded with heavy artillery for more than two months.» I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake.» I felt sure it would only be a matter of time before he succumbed to my charms.Thesaurus+: ↑Losing and being defeated , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sportC2 to die or suffer badly from an illness: » Thousands of cows have succumbed to the disease in the past few months.Thesaurus+: ↑Being and falling illThesaurus+: ↑Death and dying |
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