| 释义 |
sub·due /səbˈdjuː/ vt. | phr.
vt.
1. 制服，慑服；使顺从，使服帖
The police used tear gas to subdue the rioters. 警察用催泪瓦斯制服闹事者。
subdue nature 征服自然
Swords conquer some, but words subdue all men. 刀剑威逼顺者少，好言劝说人皆服。
2. 抑制，克制
We subdued a desire to laugh. 我们强忍住笑。
3. 减轻，减弱；减缓；缓和
subdue a fever 退热
Pulling down the window shades subdued the light in the room. 拉下窗帘房间里的光线变暗了。
A soft hairdo helped to subdue her heavy features. 柔和的发型使她粗眉大眼的模样变得好看些。
4. 开垦，开拓
[< OFr soduire to mislead < L subdūcere to remove; 见 SUBDUCE; 词义受 L subdere to subject 影响] phr. be subdued to what one works in (或 be subdued to the material in which one works) 迁就客观事实而勉为其难 |