[VERB 动词]屈从于,屈服于,抵挡不住(诱惑或压力) If you succumb to temptation 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.
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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。
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。
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[VERB 动词]感染,死于(疾病) If you succumb to an illness, you become affected by it or die from it.
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A few years later, Katya succumbed to cancer in London...
几年后,卡佳因患癌症在伦敦病逝。
I was determined not to succumb to the virus.
我坚决不向病毒屈服。
Oxford
suc·cumb/səˈkʌm; NAmEsəˈkʌm/verb[intransitive ]to not be able to fight an attack, an illness, a temptation,etc. 屈服;屈从;抵挡不住(攻击、疾病、诱惑等)◆The town succumbed after a short siege.该城被围困不久即告失守。succumbto sth ◆His career was cut short when he succumbed to cancer.他的事业随着他死于癌症而中断。◆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。succumbsuccumbssuccumbedsuccumbingsuc·cumb/səˈkʌm; NAmEsəˈkʌm/
1to stop opposing someone or something that is stronger than you, and allow them to take controlSYN give insuccumb toSuccumbing to pressure from the chemical industry, Governor Blakely amended the regulations. Gina succumbed to temptation and had a second serving of cake.2if you succumb to an illness, you become very ill or die of itsuccumb to About 400,000 Americans succumb each year to smoking-related illnesses.
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