subdue
/səbˈdjuː/verb
(subdues, subdued, subduing)with obj.
1- overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person)克制, 抑制; 控制：
she managed to subdue an instinct to applaud.
她终于克制住鼓掌的冲动。
1.1
- bring (a country or people) under control by force制服, 使屈服; 征服; 使顺从：
Charles went on a campaign to subdue the Saxons.
查理大帝发起了征服撒克逊人的战役。
派生词
subduable
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suduire, from Latin subducere, literally 'draw from below'.