succumb

动词 succumb:

1. consent reluctantly
   同义词：yield, give in, knuckle under, buckle under
2. be fatally overwhelmed
   同义词：yield

1. In spite of his efforts, he at last succumbed to the terrible fever and died in the hospital.
   尽管他竭力避免，还是染上了那可怕的热病，死在了医院里。
2. The city succumbed after only a short siege.
   该城受围困仅很短时间就不再抵抗了。
3. The driver has succumbed to (ie died of) his injuries.
   司机已受伤不治。
4. Several children have measles, and the others are bound to succumb (to it).
   有几个孩子患了麻疹，其他孩子也必然传染上。