| 释义 |
subdue
UK [səb'dju:] US [-'du:] verb transitive
■to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing 压制；制服；控制•The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.大火烧了八个小时后，消防队才控制住火势。 •He criticized the school for trying to subdue individual expression.他指责学校试图压制个性的自由表现。 |