subdued
subdued 英 [səbˈdju:d] 美 [səbˈdud]
adj. 减弱的；被制服的；被抑制的 v. 使服从，压制，减弱（subdue 的过去式和过去分词）
- The adjective subdued refers to something, like a sound, that has a lowered intensity. Your loud conversation with a friend in the back of the classroom is likely to become subdued when the teacher passes out the exams.
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- adj. 减弱的；被制服的；被抑制的
- v. 使服从，压制，减弱（subdue 的过去式和过去分词）
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1. In contrast to other caves I’ve seen in China, the lighting is kept subdued and almost all monochrome – clearly the consistent hand and eye of one path designer at work.
和我在中国见到的其他洞穴不同，这里的灯光十分柔和，几乎全是单色的，这样的设计显然和那条路出自同一人的眼光和手笔。
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2. You’ll find their uniforms tend to be more subdued pastel colours, such as mauve, green or blue.
你会发现，他们的制服往往是较柔和的淡色彩，例如淡紫色、绿色或蓝色。
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3. Still, that recovery is likely to be jagged, marked by high unemployment and questions about whether consumer or business spending will bounce back or remain subdued.
然而，由于高失业率和对消费者与企业购买是否回弹或仍旧疲软仍存疑问，经济复苏可能仍旧跌跌撞撞。
- subdued (adj.) c. 1600, "subjugated," past-participle adjective from subdue. Meaning "calmed down, reduced in intensity" is recorded from 1822.
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