subdue

英[səb'djuː] 美[səb'duː]
  • v. 使服从；压制；减弱
subduable subduer subdued subdued subduing subdues
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详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. 征服，制服，使屈服
    2. 打败，镇压，击退
    3. 抑制，克制，压制，压抑
    4. 缓和，使柔和
    5. 使顺从，使屈从，使服从
    6. 开垦，开辟，开拓
    7. 驯养，驯服
    8. 根除
    9. 放低，弄低
    10. 弄淡，减淡（颜色）
    11. 减弱（光线）
    12. 减轻（炎症）
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. 征服;克制 conquer;overcome
    2. vt. 缓和;减弱 soften;make milder

英英释义

Verb:
  1. put down by force or intimidation;

    "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
    "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"
    "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

  2. to put down by force or authority;

    "suppress a nascent uprising"
    "stamp down on littering"
    "conquer one's desires"

  3. hold within limits and control;

    "subdue one's appetites"
    "mortify the flesh"

  4. get on top of; deal with successfully;

    "He overcame his shyness"

  5. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient;

    "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

  6. correct by punishment or discipline

双语例句

1. Troops were called in to subdue the rebels.
军队被调来镇压反叛者。

来自《权威词典》

2. She tried to subdue her anger.
她尽力压制自己的怒火.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. 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.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.
他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。

来自辞典例句

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. No one has been able to subdue these areas.
      从没有人能够压制这一地区。
    2. Soames made a tour of the room, to subdue his rising anger.
      索米斯在屋内兜了一圈，压制一下心头升起的怒火。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+ ～+n./pron.
    1. She tried to subdue her anger.
      她尽力压制自己的怒火。
    2. His soothing words subdued her fears.
      他的安慰话减轻了她的恐惧。
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    3. The country was subdued by the enemy.
      这个国家被敌人征服了。

用法讲解

conquer，overcome，overthrow，defeat，beat，subdue
  • 这些动词均含“征服，战胜”之意。
  • conquer侧重战胜和控制。书面用词。
  • overcome多指战胜或克服非物质的东西，如困难和不良习惯等。语气较弱也可指在斗争或竞争中战胜或压倒对方。
  • overthrow指彻底击败对手，使其丧失力量和地位。
  • defeat普通用词，多指在战争、比赛、竞选或辩论中战胜对手，侧重胜利的暂时性。
  • beat口笔语均可用，可与defeat换用。
  • subdue正式用词，与conquer同义，但强调失败后的臣服状态；也可用作借喻，表克制、压抑感情、欲望等。

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