柯林斯詞典subdue /s?b?dju?/ (subduing,subdued,subdues) 1. V-T If soldiers or the police subdue a group of people, they defeat them or bring them under control by using force. 制服 Senior government officials admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels. 高級政府官員們承認(rèn)他們還沒能制服反叛者們。2. V-T To subdue feelings means to make them less strong. 克制 (感情) He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears. 他強(qiáng)迫自己克制并戰(zhàn)勝他的恐懼。 返回 subdue劍橋詞典to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing 壓制；制服；控制 The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it. 大火燒了8個小時后，消防隊(duì)才控制住了火勢。 He criticized the school for trying to subdue individual expression . 他指責(zé)學(xué)校試圖壓制個性的自由表現(xiàn)。 返回 subdue