4周搞定2000+托福核心词
succinct = suc(在......下面) + cinct(捆) = 在下面捆好→简洁的
success = suc(在......下面) + cess(行走) = 从下走到上面→成功
在下面躺着→屈从
succumb
常考释义
The antiseptic properties of tannin, the active ingredient in tea, and of hops in beer - plus the fact that both are made with boiled water - allowed urban communities to flourish at close quarters without succumbing to water-borne diseases such as dysentery.
因为茶叶里含有丹宁酸,啤酒中含有啤酒花,加上茶叶和啤酒都是经热加工煮沸调制,这两点让英国的市民得以在非常拥挤的区域繁衍不息,也不用遭受水源引发的疾病,例如痢疾的困扰。
来源于:剑雅10-Test2v. 屈从;屈服
He finally succumbed to the temptation to have another drink.
他终于抵挡不住诱惑,又喝了一杯酒。
The Minister said his country would never succumb to pressure.
首相说他的国家永远都不会屈服于压力。
The artist's job is not to succumb to despair.
作家笔下的工作是决不能屈服于绝望的。
来自《午夜巴黎》
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v. 被压垮;死去
He eventually succumbed in 1996 at the age of 100 years and two months.
他最终于1996年去世,享年100岁零两个月。
A few years later, Katya succumbed to cancer in London.
几年后,卡佳在伦敦死于癌症。
I was determined not to succumb to the virus.
我坚决不向病毒屈服。
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