subdue
英[səb'djuː]
美[səb'du]
- vt. 征服；抑制；减轻
英英释意
- 1. put down by force or intimidation;
- "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
- "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"
- "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
- 2. to put down by force or authority;
- "suppress a nascent uprising"
- "stamp down on littering"
- "conquer one's desires"
- 3. hold within limits and control;
- "subdue one's appetites"
- "mortify the flesh"
- 4. get on top of; deal with successfully;
- "He overcame his shyness"
- 5. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient;
- "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
- 6. correct by punishment or discipline