succumb

succumb

英 [sə'kʌm]
　　美 [sə'kʌm]

vi. 屈服；死；被壓垮

中文詞源：

succumb 屈服，屈從

suc-,在下，-cumb,躺，詞源同 succubus,recumbent.即躺在下面，引申比喻義屈服，屈從。

例句：

1. I was determined not to succumb to the virus.
我堅決不向病毒屈服。

2. The Minister said his country would never succumb to pressure.
首相說他的國傢永遠都不會屈服於壓迫。

3. Don't succumb to the temptation to have just one cigarette.
不要經不住誘惑，隻抽一支煙也不行。

4. Malnourished children are more likely to succumb to infections.
營養不良的兒童更有可能死於感染.

5. He said the United States was not willing to engage in a search for partial solutions — to succumb, as he put it, to a siren song.
他說美國不願意參與僅僅解決部分問題的方案的探索——按照他的說法，這種做法就是向誘惑低頭。