subdue

英 [səbˈdjuː]

美 [səbˈduː]

v.  制伏; 征服; 控制; 抑制，压制，克制(感情)

过去分词：subdued　现在分词：subduing　过去式：subdued　第三人称单数：subdues　

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牛津词典

verb

• 制伏；征服；控制
  to bring sb/sth under control, especially by using force
  1. Troops were called in to subdue the rebels.
     军队被调来镇压反叛者。
• 抑制，压制，克制（感情）
  to calm or control your feelings
  1. Julia had to subdue an urge to stroke his hair.
     朱莉娅不得不克制住自己，不去抚摩他的头发。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 制服;征服;控制
  If soldiers or the policesubduea group of people, they defeat them or bring them under control by using force.
  1. Senior government officials admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels.
     政府高级官员承认他们还没能制服反叛者。
• VERB 抑制，压制，克制(感情)
  Tosubduefeelings means to make them less strong.
  1. He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.
     他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。

英英释义

verb

• correct by punishment or discipline
  Synonym:tamechasten
• to put down by force or authority
  1. suppress a nascent uprising
  2. stamp down on littering
  3. conquer one's desires
  Synonym:suppressstamp downinhibitconquercurb
• make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
  1. Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler
  Synonym:subordinate
• get on top of
  1. He overcame his shyness
  Synonym:overcomeget oversurmountmaster
• hold within limits and control
  1. subdue one's appetites
  2. mortify the flesh
  Synonym:mortifycrucify
• put down by force or intimidation
  1. The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
  2. China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
  3. The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
  Synonym:repressquashkeep downsubjugatereduce

双语例句

• If you discover favorite man does not have interest at all to you, do not subdue oneself to follow him to be together willingly.
  如果你发现中意的男人对你根本没有兴趣，不要委屈自己一相情愿地跟他在一起。
• They didn't take unfavorable measures to subdue this kind of study as well.
  他们没有采取不利措施，来阻止这种研究。
• If the people unite and the landlords subdue.
  如果人民团结并且房地主们被压制的话。
• Lay hold upon him: if he do resist, Subdue him at his peril.
  要是他敢反抗，你们就用武力制伏他。
• He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.
  他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。
• The strength it would take to subdue armando.
  可以征服阿曼多的力量。
• When prey struggle violently, spiders rush to subdue them& a potentially dangerous situation for assassin bugs.
  要是猎物拼命挣扎，蜘蛛会在第一时间把他们解决掉&对食虫椿象来说这也是个潜在危险。
• The madman had no way to escape, and the several police had no way to subdue him.
  疯子没法逃跑，几个警察也不能完全制服他。
• Neither riches nor honours can corrupt him; neither poverty nor humbleness can make him swerve from principle; and neither threats nor forces can subdue him.
  富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈。
• Police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob.
  警察使用催嚏剂制服了暴徒。