"succumbs" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 屈服
• 投降

Definition

不再抗拒某事，被其征服或擊敗，常用於疾病、誘惑或巨大壓力的情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式或文學用詞，常見於“succumb to temptation”（屈服於誘惑）、“succumb to illness”（死於疾病）等語境。口語中常用“give in”。不適用於瑣事。和“overcome”區分開來。

Examples

He succumbs to his fears and cannot speak in public.

他**屈服**於自己的恐懼，無法在公眾場合講話。

She succumbs to temptation and eats the cake.

她**屈服**於誘惑，喫了蛋糕。

The old tree finally succumbs to the storm and falls down.

這棵老樹最終**屈服**於風暴倒下了。

After weeks of fighting the illness, he succumbs and passes away peacefully.

幾週與疾病抗爭後，他終於**屈服**，安詳離世。

Don’t let your team succumb to pressure during the finals.

決賽時不要讓你的隊伍**屈服**於壓力。

Everyone eventually succumbs to exhaustion after such a long day.

這麼長的一天後，每個人最終都會**屈服**於疲憊。