succumb

/səˈkʌm/

意味: 屈する、負ける

例文: Kai succumbed to Momo’s cuteness.
　　  カイはモモの可愛さに屈した。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: succumb to pressure (圧力に屈する), succumb to temptation (誘惑に負ける), succumb to illness (病気に屈する)

定義: しぶしぶ同意する

succumbは約900,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Verb: consent reluctantly
Verb: be fatally overwhelmed

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield

Antonyms(反意語): survive

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): accept, die

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abort, agree, buy it, contract in, drown, fall, give, permit, predecease, settle, starve, succumb, suffocate, undertake, yield

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): submit

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: yielding

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: rare

Usage Context: descriptive

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Exam Level

英検1級

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: negative