succumb meaning in English
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屈服;死 (to)。 succumb to curiosity 被好奇心所驱使。 succumb to temptation 经受不住诱惑。 succumb to one's enemies 被敌人打败,向敌人屈服。 succumb to superior numbers 被优势压倒。 succumb to disease 病死。
Examples
- Gant succumbed to the lure of new land .
甘德也抵抗不住新地方的吸引力。 - Yet caroline refused tamely to succumb .
然而,卡罗琳不肯就此乖乖地屈服。 - Soon he succumbed to silver mining fever .
没过多久他就被开采银矿的狂热所感染。 - Mrssmith washed and ironed clothes for him, succumbing to him .
史密斯太太被他迷住了,愿意为他洗衣烫衣。 - They would not succumb to this titan who was bent on undoing them .
他们不愿向这个专门要损害他们的“巨人”让步。