succumb
Significado: To yield to a superior force, pressure, or overwhelming desire; to be unable to resist or fight against something any longer.
Succumb carries a strong sense of defeat after a period of resistance. It collocates naturally with temptation, pressure, disease, and injuries, and is widely used in both medical and general contexts. The word implies that the person or thing that succumbs was actively resisting before giving way.
Ejemplos
- After weeks of holding firm, the council finally succumbed to pressure from local residents and reversed the planning decision. 在坚持了数周之后,市议会最终屈服于当地居民的压力,撤回了规划决定。Tras semanas de mantenerse firme, el ayuntamiento sucumbió finalmente a la presión de los vecinos y revocó la decisión urbanística.数週間にわたり態度を崩さなかった後、市議会はついに住民の圧力に屈し、都市計画の決定を撤回した。수 주간 입장을 고수한 끝에 시의회는 마침내 주민들의 압력에 굴복하여 도시계획 결정을 철회했다.
- The elderly patient succumbed to pneumonia despite the best efforts of the medical team. 尽管医疗团队竭尽全力,这位年迈的患者最终还是因肺炎不治身亡。El anciano paciente sucumbió a la neumonía pese a los mejores esfuerzos del equipo médico.医療チームの最善の努力にもかかわらず、その高齢の患者は肺炎で亡くなった。의료진의 최선의 노력에도 불구하고, 그 고령 환자는 폐렴으로 사망했다.
- She tried to ignore the chocolate cake on the counter but eventually succumbed to temptation. 她试图无视柜台上的巧克力蛋糕,但最终还是抵不住诱惑。Intentó ignorar el pastel de chocolate sobre la encimera, pero al final sucumbió a la tentación.彼女はカウンターの上のチョコレートケーキを無視しようとしたが、結局誘惑に負けてしまった。그녀는 조리대 위의 초콜릿 케이크를 무시하려 했지만 결국 유혹에 굴복하고 말았다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: journalism, medical, academic
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin succumbere (to yield, to lie under), from sub- (under) + -cumbere (to lie down). Entered English in the late 15th century via French succomber.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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