Despite rigorous testing, the bridge eventually succumbed to the relentless pressure of the seasonal floods.
尽管经过严格测试，这座桥最终还是屈服于季节性洪水的持续压力。
Which choice best defines “succumb”?
C — Give in, yield. “succumb” means give in, yield.
Which word means “give in, yield”?
B — succumb. “succumb” means give in, yield.
succumb — give in, yield. In Chinese: 屈服，死于.
succumb is pronounced /səˈkʌm/.
Despite rigorous testing, the bridge eventually succumbed to the relentless pressure of the seasonal floods. (尽管经过严格测试，这座桥最终还是屈服于季节性洪水的持续压力。)
yield, give in, capitulate — all close in meaning to succumb (give in, yield).
resist, withstand — each the opposite of succumb (give in, yield).
Yes. succumb is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
suc(under)+cumb(lying).