subjugate

英 [ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt]

美 [ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt]

v.  征服; 制伏; 使屈服; 使服从

过去分词：subjugated　现在分词：subjugating　过去式：subjugated　第三人称单数：subjugates　

GRE

BNC.20670 / COCA.20637

牛津词典

verb

• 征服；制伏；使屈服；使服从
  to defeat sb/sth; to gain control over sb/sth
  1. a subjugated race
     被征服的民族
  2. Her personal ambitions had been subjugated to (= considered less important than) the needs of her family.
     她个人的雄心壮志让位给了家庭的需要。

柯林斯词典

• VERB (尤指在战争中)征服，制服，使屈服
  If someonesubjugatesa group of people, they take complete control of them, especially by defeating them in a war.
  1. Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.
     他们大动干戈想要控制阿富汗地区，但只持续了10年就无果而终了。
• VERB 使(愿望、渴望)退居其次;使让位于
  If your wishes or desiresare subjugated tosomething, they are treated as less important than that thing.
  1. After having been subjugated to ambition, your maternal instincts are at last starting to assert themselves.
     你那被雄心壮志压制已久的母性本能终于开始展现出来。

英英释义

verb

• put down by force or intimidation
  1. The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
  2. China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
  3. The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
  Synonym:repressquashkeep downsubduereduce
• make subservient
  Synonym:subject

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