Subdue
[ səb'du ]
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vt. 征服;克制;制服;
💡 词根助记
sub在下面，次一等+due从属→从属在下面→征服
📝 例句
The Spaniards subdued the Indian tribes in Mexico.
西班牙人征服了墨西哥的印第安部落。
He subdued a desire to laugh.
他强忍住笑。
The magistrates wanted to raise some strength to subdue the rioters.
地方行政长官想纠集一些力量来镇压乱民。
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。
Pulling down the window shades subdued the light in the room.
拉下窗帘使房间的光线变暗了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】sub-前缀“在下面”,due-duce词根“引导”:引到下面→征服
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📖 牛津释义
subdue
v[Tn]
1 bring (sb/sth) under control by force; defeat 征服, 制伏（某人[某事物]）; 击败
subdue the rebels 镇压反叛者.
2 calm (esp one's emotions) 克制（尤指情绪）
He managed to subdue his mounting anger. 他极力克制郁积在心中的怒气.
🔁 扩展释义
*[sәb'dju:]vt. 使服从, 压制, 减弱, 抑制, 克制
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📖 同为「博士」词汇
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It's much cheaper to camp than to stay in a hotel.
露营比住旅馆要便宜多了。
Then, instead of having someone answering the phone all day, people can ring up the railway station and listen to a tape recording of the information.
然后，人们可以打电话到火车站，从录音电话中获取信息，而不要安排一个专人整天接电话。
This evening the cave was ours. It belonged to no one else.
今天晚上，山洞是我们的，它不属于别人。