subdue
【压制、抑制、征服】
单词：subdue
🔹 发音：
- 美式发音：[səbˈduː]
- 英式发音：[səbˈdjuː]
1. 释义
subdue 是一个动词，意思是 压制、抑制、征服，指的是通过力量或控制使某物或某人不再具威胁、强势或激烈。
主要含义：
- 征服，制服：指通过力量或控制将某物或某人压倒、制服或使之平静。
- 例如：The police were able to subdue the crowd before any violence occurred.
（警察在暴力发生之前制服了人群。）
- 例如：The police were able to subdue the crowd before any violence occurred.
- 抑制，压制：指抑制某种感情、情绪或欲望，使其不再显现。
- 例如：She tried to subdue her excitement during the meeting.
（她尽量在会议中抑制自己的兴奋。）
- 例如：She tried to subdue her excitement during the meeting.
- 减弱，缓和：指通过控制或减少影响来使某物变得不那么强烈或显眼。
- 例如：The doctor gave him medication to subdue the pain.
（医生给了他药物来缓解疼痛。）
- 例如：The doctor gave him medication to subdue the pain.
2. 例句
- The army was called in to subdue the rebellion.
（军队被召来镇压叛乱。） - It took hours to subdue the flames after the fire broke out.
（大火爆发后，花了几个小时才扑灭火焰。） - The king’s forces worked hard to subdue the enemy army.
（国王的军队努力征服敌军。）
3. 近义词对比
| 词汇 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| suppress | 压制，镇压 | The government tried to suppress the protest.（政府试图压制抗议。） |
| quell | 平息，制止 | The police worked to quell the riot.（警察努力平息暴乱。） |
| overcome | 克服，战胜 | She managed to overcome her fear of public speaking.（她成功克服了对公众演讲的恐惧。） |
| control | 控制，管理 | He tried to control his anger during the argument.（在争论中，他尽力控制自己的怒气。） |
4. 总结
- subdue 是指通过力量、控制或抑制来让某物或某人不再具威胁、激烈或显现。它通常用于描述对人群、情绪或冲突的控制与压制。
- 这个词常用在描述征服、镇压或抑制强烈力量的情境中。