succumb to sth
后接名词或名词短语，表示屈服于某事物或死于某疾病。
He succumbed to the pressure and resigned.
他屈服于压力，辞职了。
屈服；屈从；让步
succumbing — present participle of succumb
压倒；击垮；屈服于无法抗拒的力量或极度的欲望。；放弃；屈服。；压倒；使屈服。
to yield to an overpowering force, pressure, or desire; to give in
屈服于无法抗拒的力量或极度的欲望。
To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
放弃；屈服。
To give up, or give in.
压倒；使屈服。
To overwhelm or bring down.
一般现在时
He often succumbs to temptation.
他经常屈服于诱惑。
一般过去时
She succumbed to her injuries last night.
她昨晚因伤势过重去世了。
现在完成时
They have succumbed to the pressure.
他们已经屈服于压力。
通常与to连用
Despite the rain, she refused to succumb to fatigue during the long hike.
尽管下雨，她在长途徒步中仍拒绝屈服于疲劳。
用法提示：这里 succumb to 表示“屈服于”，后接 fatigue，说明无法抵抗某种压力。
After weeks of temptation, he finally succumbed to the delicious smell of fresh bread.
经过数周的诱惑，他终于抵挡不住新鲜面包的香味。
用法提示：succumbed to 表示“抵挡不住/屈服于”，后接具体的诱惑来源。
Many old trees succumbed to the strong wind and fell across the road.
许多老树被大风刮倒，横在路中间。
用法提示：succumbed to 表示“被……压倒/摧毁”，后接自然力量，强调无法承受。
后接名词或名词短语，表示屈服于某事物或死于某疾病。
He succumbed to the pressure and resigned.
他屈服于压力，辞职了。
单独使用，常表示死亡或最终屈服。
The patient finally succumbed after a long illness.
病人久病之后终于去世了。
较正式，后接to，强调被动让步
口语化，后接to，强调主动放弃抵抗
正式，后接to，强调顺从权威
语气最强，后接to，强调彻底放弃
grammar · medium
易错句子He succumbed the pressure.
正确表达He succumbed to the pressure.
succumb 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语，必须加介词 to。
grammar · medium
易错句子They succumbed of their injuries.
正确表达They succumbed to their injuries.
表示“死于”时，应用 succumb to，而不是 succumb of。
动词，与“屈服”义项相对
submit强调服从权威或意志，常用于正式场合或法律语境；succumb强调因无力抵抗而屈服，常与疾病、诱惑等搭配。
屈服于；死于
He finally succumbed to the pressure and resigned.
他最终屈服于压力，辞职了。
屈服于诱惑
She struggled but did not succumb to temptation.
她挣扎着，但没有屈服于诱惑。
因伤势过重而死亡
The accident victim succumbed to his injuries days later.
事故受害者几天后因伤势过重而死亡。
死于疾病
Many people succumb to heart disease each year.
每年有许多人死于心脏病。
因压力而垮掉
Without proper rest, you may succumb to stress.
没有适当休息，你可能会因压力而垮掉。
向不可避免的事情低头
Eventually, he succumbed to the inevitable and retired.
最终，他向不可避免的事情低头，退休了。
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常与疾病相关，如 succumb to disease 意为因病去世
面对压力时可能屈从，如 succumb to pressure
在诱惑下屈服，如 succumb to temptation
致命感染导致死亡，如 succumb to infection
在战斗中失败或阵亡，如 succumb in battle
屈服于诱惑
He finally succumbed to temptation and had another slice of cake.
他最终屈服于诱惑，又吃了一块蛋糕。
屈服于压力
The government succumbed to pressure from the public and reversed the decision.
政府屈服于公众压力，撤销了决定。
因伤死亡
The accident victim succumbed to his injuries two days later.
事故受害者两天后因伤势过重死亡。
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