subdue

subdue
(subdues, subdued, subduing)
  1. [with obj.]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。
    ■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
subduable
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suduire, from Latin subducere, literally 'draw from below'
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