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单词 succumb
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succumbverb [ I ]

uk/səˈkʌm/us/səˈkʌm/formal

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.

C2 to die or suffer badly from an illness:

Thousands of cows have succumbed to the disease in the past few months.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Losing and being defeated

  • battering
  • capitulate
  • defeat
  • downfall
  • drubbing
  • fallen
  • give
  • give in
  • go
  • go down
  • knuckle under
  • leave, go off, etc. with your tail between your legs idiom
  • lose
  • say
  • squeaker
  • tail
  • throw
  • throw in the towel idiom 1
  • tie
  • you win! idiom

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succumbverb [ I ]

us/səˈkʌm/

to lose the determination to oppose something, or to give up and accept something that you first opposed:

She succumbed to temptation and had a second helping of ice cream.

If you succumb to an illness, you die from it.

succumbverb [ I ]

uk/səˈkʌm/usformal

to lose the determination to oppose something, or to accept defeat:

succumb to sth The company succumbed to a $41bn bid from its arch rival.
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