| 释义 |
subdue/səbˈdju:/v. tr. (subdues, subdued, subduing) 1 conquer, subjugate, or tame (an enemy, nature, one's emotions, etc.) 征服(敌人或自然等)；抑制(情绪等) 2 (as 作 subdued adj.) softened; lacking in intensity; toned down 减缓；使缓和；使柔和 subdued light 柔和的灯光; in a subdued mood 情绪消沉 □ subduable adj.□ subdual n.[Middle English sodewe via Old French so(u)duire from Latin subducere (as SUB-, ducere ‘lead, bring’) used with the sense of subdere ‘conquer’ (as SUB-, -dere ‘put’)] |