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

• One day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue Nian.
  一天，一个老人来了，答应制伏年兽。
• 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。
• How was he to subdue her, when the very act of trapping her had failed to do so?
  当捉捕她的行动已经丧失作用以后，他怎么才能制服她呢？
• The power of meditation can subdue the mental demon.
  禅定的力量，可以制伏心中的魔军；
• 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。
• If the insurgency also has powerful external supporters – as in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq – it can be almost impossible to subdue.
  如果他们还获得了强大的外部支持（就像在阿富汗、叙利亚和伊拉克发生的情况），叛乱几乎不可能平息。
• Murad gained a fatwa from an Egyptian'ulama in order to subdue Karaman for having collaborated with Christians.
  穆拉德获得了判决从埃及'乌里玛为了制服卡拉曼了与基督徒。
• He must subdue her, absorb her, rip her apart and consume her.
  他立意要征服她，吞了她，不惜把她撕碎把她榨干。
• He invaded northern China and captured Peking, but was unable to subdue the whole country.
  他入侵中国北方并一举攻占北京，但无法征服整个中国。
• 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。