subdue
subdue 英 [səbˈdju:] 美 [səbˈdu]
vt. 征服；压制
进行时:subduing 过去式:subdued 过去分词:subdued 第三人称单数:subdues 名词复数:subdues
- To subdue is to hold back, put down, or defeat. A Doberman can be subdued with a bone, but subduing a yapping toy poodle can be a mail carrier's greatest daily challenge.
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- vt. 征服；压制
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1. Troops were called in to subdue the rebels.
军队被调来镇压反叛者。
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2. The country was subdued by the enemy.
这个国家被敌人征服了。
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3. I felt strangely subdued when it was all over.
一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。
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4. There is a subdued atmosphere in the school at exam time.
在考试期间，学校里有一种压抑的氛围。
- subdue (v.) late 14c., "to conquer and reduce to subjection," from Old French souduire, but this meant "deceive, seduce," from Latin subducere "draw away, lead away, carry off; withdraw" (see subduce). The primary sense in English seems to have been taken in Anglo-French from Latin subdere and attached to this word. Related: Subdued; subduing. As an associated noun, subdual is attested from 1670s (subduction having acquired other senses).
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