Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #8445
succumbing
屈服；屈从；让步
succumbing is the present participle of succumb.
核心释义
to yield to an overpowering force, pressure, or desire; to give in
- 1.
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.
- 2.
放弃；屈服。
To give up, or give in.
- 3.
压倒；使屈服。
To overwhelm or bring down.
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。；屈从
用法In use
Despite the rain, she refused to succumb to fatigue during the long hike.
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.
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.
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。
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。
succumb (intransitive)
单独使用，常表示死亡或最终屈服。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- succumb to
- 屈服于；死于
- He finally succumbed to the pressure and resigned.他最终屈服于压力，辞职了。
- succumb to temptation
- 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。
- succumb to injuries
- 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。
- succumb to disease
- 死于疾病
- Many people succumb to heart disease each year.每年有许多人死于心脏病。
- succumb to stress
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘suck them’，被他们打败，只能屈服或死亡。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、medical or death contexts、historical accounts、legal documents succumb 常用于正式或文学语境，表示“屈服”或“死亡”。在医疗或死亡相关场合比较常见，例如“ succumb to injuries”。日常口语中使用较少。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词to连用，表示屈服于或死于某种因素。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same stressed vowel /ʌ/ followed by /m/, so they rhyme with 'succumb'. Note that 'come' and 'some' are spelled differently but sound the same in the final syllable.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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