succumb
/səˈkʌm/verb
no obj.
1- fail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force)屈服于（压力, 诱惑或其他消极力量）：
he has become the latest to succumb to the strain of football management.
他是最近一个被足球管理的重负压垮的人。
1.1
- die from the effect of a disease or injury因病（或伤）而死亡。
词源
late 15th cent. （in the sense 'bring low, overwhelm'）： from Old French succomber or Latin succumbere, from sub- 'under' + a verb related to cubare 'to lie'.