succumb
屈从;死亡(suc+cumb躺→躺下去→屈从;死亡)
释义2:
succumb
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◙ verb1. [no obj.] fail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force)• 屈服于(压力,诱惑或其他消极力量) »he has become the latest to succumb to the strain of football management. 他是最近一个被足球管理的重负压垮的人。 die from the effect of a disease or injury• 因病(或伤)而死亡【语源】
1. late 15th cent. (in the sense 'bring low, overwhelm'): from Old French succomber or Latin succumbere, from sub- 'under' + a verb related to cubare 'to lie'
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