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be subdued
用于描述人情绪低落或不活跃的状态。
After the argument, she was subdued for the rest of the day.
争吵后，她那天余下的时间都沉默寡言。
（人）屈服的，被抑制的；沉默寡言的
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（人）屈服的，被抑制的；沉默寡言的
(of a person) quiet and withdrawn because of being suppressed or intimidated
After the argument, she was subdued for the rest of the day.
争吵后，她那天余下的时间都沉默寡言。
形容人的情绪或行为因受到压制而显得安静、退缩。
被征服的；被压制的；顺从的
Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive.
颜色不鲜艳的；柔和的
Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone.
强度或力量减弱的；柔和的
Reduced in intensity or strength; toned down.
The crowd was subdued after hearing the tragic news.
听到这个悲惨的消息后，人群变得沉默压抑。
She chose a subdued color for the living room walls.
她为客厅墙壁选择了一种柔和的颜色。
His subdued voice indicated he was not confident.
他低沉的声音表明他并不自信。
用于描述人情绪低落或不活跃的状态。
After the argument, she was subdued for the rest of the day.
争吵后，她那天余下的时间都沉默寡言。
常用于修饰颜色、光线、声音等，表示柔和、不强烈。
The room had a subdued color scheme with muted greens and browns.
房间采用了柔和的配色方案，有柔和的绿色和棕色。
表示持续处于平静或不活跃状态，常用于经济或市场语境。
Trading remained subdued as investors awaited the announcement.
交易依然清淡，投资者都在等待公告。
Not this
She spoke in a subdue voice.
Use this
She spoke in a subdued voice.
错误的句子使用了动词原形“subdue”作形容词，但正确的形容词形式应为过去分词“subdued”。
Not this
The colors subdued.
Use this
The colors are subdued.
作为表语形容词时，“subdued”前需要系动词（如“be”），不能单独作为谓语。
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常作表语或定语，表示情绪或状态被抑制。
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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