succumb

US: /səˈkəm/
UK: /səkˈʌm/


English Vietnamese dictionary


succumb /sə'kʌm/
  • nội động từ
    • thua, không chịu nổi, không chống nổi
      • to succumb to one's enemy: bị thua
      • to succumb to temptation: không chống nổi sự cám dỗ
    • chết
      • to succumb to grief: chết vì đau buồn

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
[V] ~ (to sth) to fail to resist an attack, an illness, a TEMPTATION, etc: The town succumbed after a short siege. + His career was cut short when he succumbed to cancer. + He finally succumbed to Lucy's charms and agreed to her request. + She succumbed to the temptation of another drink. + They were all offered bribes and some of them succumbed.

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
yield, give up, give way, surrender, accede, submit, capitulate:
I finally succumbed and agreed to their request for help.

Collocation dictionary


ADV.

almost | rapidly | eventually, finally | easily, readily
people who succumb easily to exploitation

VERB + SUCCUMB

be likely to

PREP.

to
Malnourished children are more likely to succumb to infections.


Concise English dictionary


succumbs|succumbed|succumbingsə'kʌm
verb
+consent reluctantly
+be fatally overwhelmed