subdue是什么意思,subdue怎么用
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subdue
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📰 外刊例句
The demand is enormous, but largely subdued for lack of proper funding, affordable equipment and technology. 他们的需求是巨大的,但由于缺乏资金和负担得起的装备和技术,这些需求很大程度上被抑制了。
—— 《经济学人》
—— 《纽约时报》
📖 基本释义
[verb] overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person)
[动词] 战胜、平息或控制(某个感情或人)
💡 深入解读
Subdue 一词源自拉丁语subducere(移开、引开、拿走;取回),14世纪末经英国法语soduire, subdure(引入歧途,战胜,阻止)进入英语后即用来表示“制服、征服、控制、镇压”,偏正式用语,主要指使用较强的武力控制某人或某物并使之屈服,从而阻止其存在或发展,
比如:
Swords conquer some, but words subdue all men.刀剑威逼顺者少,好言劝说人皆服。
Senior government officials admit they have not been able to subdue the mutiny.政府高级官员承认他们还没能镇压这场暴乱。
We subdued a desire to laugh.从这个概念出发, subdue 常用来引申指通过运用意志来“压制、抑制、克制”恐惧、愤怒、高兴等感情,使之不那么强烈,比如:我们强忍着笑。
The timid girl forced herself to subdue and overcome her fears.那个胆小的女孩强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。
进而 subdue 也被用来表示“减轻、减弱、减缓、缓和”某个事物的强度或程度,比如:退热
subdue a fever
He subdued a highly dangerous patient quite handily.值得注意的是, subdue 同小站(微信公众号:田间小站)推送过的subside一样,其开头的 sub 读作[səb],而不要将其误读成[sʌb],参见下方影视用例。影视用例查看视频请点击:阅读原文
他轻而易举地制伏了一位极度危险的病人。出自2010年上映的美国心理惊悚电影《禁闭岛》(Shutter Island
conquer: overcome and take control of (a place or people) by use of military force vanquish: defeat thoroughly quell: put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force同近义词
🔍 同近义词
- conquer: overcome and take control of (a place or people) by use of military force
- vanquish: defeat thoroughly
- quell: put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force

