美
[səb'duː]
conquer;overcome
soften;make milder
"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
"China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"
"The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
"suppress a nascent uprising"
"stamp down on littering"
"conquer one's desires"
"subdue one's appetites"
"mortify the flesh"
"He overcame his shyness"
"Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
The Samaritans were finally subdued by the regular forces of the East.
出自： Gibbon
