subsume UK [səb'sju:m] US [-'su:m] formal verb transitive ■to include something or someone as part of a larger group 将…归入,把…纳入•Soldiers from many different countries have been subsumed into the United Nations peace-keeping force.联合国维和部队吸纳来自许多不同国家的士兵。 •All the statistics have been subsumed under the general heading 'Facts and Figures'.所有统计数据都被归入“事实和数据”这一笼统标题下。 |