succumb

基本释义

[verb] fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force
[动词] 无法抵抗压力、诱惑或其他负面力量

深入解读

Succumb 一词于15世纪末经古法语 succomber (屈服、死亡、败诉)或直接由拉丁语 succumbere (顺从、投降、屈服)进入英语,由前缀 suc- (下)+ 词根 cumb (躺)构成,原作及物动词,不过现在主要作不及物动词,常用搭配 succumb to sth 表示“屈服于、屈从于、抵挡不住、听任于”,侧重强调屈服者软弱无助,无法抵抗压力、诱惑或其他负面且强大的力量,比如:

  • 他最终为她的魅力所倾倒,透漏了他们的“独门秘笈”。
    He finally succumbed to her charms and divulged their special sauce.

等到了1849年后, succumb 开始用来委婉指“死”,即抵挡不住疾病或者说被疾病压垮而亡,比如:

  • 几年后,这个臭名昭著的罪犯因患癌症在伦敦病逝。
    A few years later, the notorious criminal succumbed to cancer in London.

好书例句

The helpless wounded succumbed to her charms without a struggle.
那些无依无靠的伤兵会乖乖地屈服于她的魅力之下。

出自美国作家玛格丽特·米切尔(Margaret Mitchell)创作的长篇小说《飘》(Gone with the Wind)。

外刊例句

  • Spinning was one of the first processes to succumb to industrialisation. Weaving followed shortly afterwards.
    纺纱是最早屈服于工业化的工艺流程之一,织布紧随其后。
    ——《经济学人》
  • As I said at the beginning, at this point the Western world has seemingly succumbed to a severe case of economic defeatism; we’re not even trying to solve our problems.
    正如我在一开始所说的,在这一点上,西方世界似乎已屈服于一种严重的经济失败主义;我们甚至都没有试图去解决自己的问题。
    ——《纽约时报》

常见短语

succumb 是一个动词,意为屈服、投降或不再抵抗。它常用于描述人在面对压力、诱惑或困难时放弃抵抗或失败。以下是关于 “succumb” 的详细用法和一些短语:

用法示例:

  1. Despite his best efforts, he succumbed to temptation and ate the whole cake. (尽管他尽力抵抗,但他还是屈服于诱惑,吃掉了整个蛋糕。)
  2. The team succumbed to pressure in the final minutes of the game and lost the match. (在比赛的最后几分钟,球队屈服于压力,输掉了比赛。)
  3. She succumbed to illness and had to take a leave of absence from work. (她因病而屈服,不得不请假休息。)
  4. The company succumbed to financial difficulties and filed for bankruptcy. (公司因财务困难而屈服,申请破产。)
  5. Many people succumb to peer pressure and engage in risky behaviors. (很多人在同伴的压力下屈服,从而参与冒险行为。)
  6. The dictator refused to succumb to international pressure and continued his oppressive rule. (独裁者拒绝屈服于国际压力,继续进行压迫统治。)
  7. The athlete succumbed to exhaustion and collapsed during the marathon. (这位运动员因疲劳过度而倒在了马拉松比赛中。)
  8. The negotiations between the two countries eventually succumbed to deadlock. (两国之间的谈判最终陷入了僵局。)
  9. He struggled for a long time, but in the end, he succumbed to his injuries. (他奋斗了很长时间,但最终还是因伤势不支而倒下了。)
  10. The company’s stock price succumbed to market volatility and experienced a sharp decline. (公司股价在市场的波动下屈服,出现了大幅下跌。)

其他短语:

  1. Succumb to pressure: 屈服于压力
  2. Succumb to temptation: 屈服于诱惑
  3. Succumb to illness: 屈服于疾病
  4. Succumb to defeat: 屈服于失败
  5. Succumb to fatigue: 屈服于疲劳
  6. Succumb to temptation: 屈服于诱惑
  7. Succumb to despair: 屈服于绝望
  8. Succumb to temptation: 屈服于诱惑
  9. Succumb to weakness: 屈服于弱点
  10. Succumb to peer pressure: 屈服于同辈压力
  11. Succumb to authority: 屈服于权威
  12. Succumb to seduction: 屈服于诱惑
  13. Succumb to addiction: 屈服于瘾症
  14. Succumb to fear: 屈服于恐惧
  15. Succumb to circumstances: 屈服于环境

同近义词

yield: give way to arguments, demands, or pressure
capitulate: cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender
submit: accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person

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