subject to
phrasal verbsubject somebody/something to something
- [often passive] to make somebody/something experience, suffer or be affected by something, usually something unpleasant
使经受；使遭受 - to be subjected to ridicule
受到嘲笑 - The city was subjected to heavy bombing.
那座城市遭受猛烈轰炸。 - The defence lawyers claimed that the prisoners had been subjected to cruel and degrading treatment.
辩护律师声称囚犯遭到了残暴和侮辱性的对待。
- to be subjected to ridicule