| 单词 | subdue |
| 释义 | subdue (səbdjuː , US -duː ) Word forms: subdues , subduing , subdued 1. verb If soldiers or the police subdue a group of people, they defeat them or bring them under control by using force. Senior government officials admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overcome, defeat, master, break 2. verb To subdue feelings means to make them less strong. He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears. [VERB noun] Synonyms: moderate, control, check, suppress Collocations: subdue inflation This, with 'subdued inflation', was 'welcome ... [and] necessary to ensure a sustained recovery'. Times, Sunday Times And it came with subdued inflation, modest interest rates and rising employment. Times, Sunday Times Spiralling asset prices, stagnant growth in output and real incomes, subdued inflation: that has been the story of the advanced industrial economies since the recession. Times, Sunday Times Output has been sustained by low unemployment and subdued inflation. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 制服 Japanese: 鎮圧する |
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