vi.[(+to)]

1. 屈服；委弃；听任
   The government succumbed to public pressure.

   政府屈服于公众压力。

2. 被压垮；死
   He succumbed to his injuries.

   他因受伤而死。

v.

1. (often succumb to) fail to resist (pressure, temptation, etc.).
2. die from the effect of a disease or injury.