subdue

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/

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subdue somebody/something to bring somebody/something under control, especially by using force制伏；征服；控制 synonym defeat
- 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.最严重的指控与该政权镇压北部省份叛乱分子的努力有关。
subdue something to calm or control your feelings抑制，压制，克制（感情） synonym suppress
- 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。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suduire, from Latin subducere, literally ‘draw from below’.