sub·due
verb/səbˈdjuː/
/səbˈduː/
(rather formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they subdue | /səbˈdjuː/ /səbˈduː/ |
| he / she / it subdues | /səbˈdjuːz/ /səbˈduːz/ |
| past simple subdued | /səbˈdjuːd/ /səbˈduːd/ |
| past participle subdued | /səbˈdjuːd/ /səbˈduːd/ |
| -ing form subduing | /səbˈdjuːɪŋ/ /səbˈduːɪŋ/ |
- subdue somebody/something to bring somebody/something under control, especially by using force
制伏；征服；控制 - Troops were called in to subdue the rebels.
军队被调来镇压反叛者。 - The most serious charges relate to the regime’s efforts to subdue insurgents in the northern provinces.
最严重的指控涉及该政权镇压北部省份叛乱分子的努力。
- Troops were called in to subdue the rebels.
- subdue something to calm or control your feelings
抑制，压制，克制（感情） - 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。
- Julia had to subdue an urge to stroke his hair.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suduire, from Latin subducere, literally ‘draw from below’.