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subdue + noun
常指用武力或力量制服。
The firefighter subdued the flames.
消防员扑灭了大火。
制服，镇压
subdued — past of subdue
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
制服，镇压
put down by force or intimidation; overcome
The firefighter subdued the flames.
消防员扑灭了大火。
克服、平息或控制
To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
通过武力控制一个国家
To bring (a country) under control by force.
subdue
Base
原形
subdues
3rd person
第三人称单数
subduing
-ing
现在分词
subdued
Past
过去式
subdued
Past participle
过去分词
He subdues his anger quickly.
他很快压住了怒火。
The firefighters quickly subdued the blaze before it could reach the nearby houses.
消防员迅速压制住了火势，使其未能蔓延到附近的房屋。
It took all her patience to subdue the urge to shout at the noisy children.
她费了很大的耐心才抑制住对吵闹的孩子们大喊的冲动。
The teacher raised her voice to subdue the chatter in the classroom.
老师提高声音来平息教室里的叽叽喳喳声。
常指用武力或力量制服。
The firefighter subdued the flames.
消防员扑灭了大火。
用于情感或冲动。
He struggled to subdue his fear.
他努力克制恐惧。
正式用法，表示使服从。
The dictator subdued the population to his will.
独裁者使人民屈从于他的意志。
Not this
The army subdued to the rebels.
Use this
The army subdued the rebels.
Subdue 是及物动词，后直接跟宾语，无需介词 to。中文“制服”是及物，但学习者可能受“向...屈服”干扰而加 to。
Not this
He subdued down his anger.
Use this
He subdued his anger.
Subdue 已包含“压制、减弱”之义，down 冗余。英语中类似动词如 suppress、curb 也不加副词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
镇压叛乱
The army was sent to subdue the rebellion.
军队被派去镇压叛乱。
征服一个国家
During the invasion, they sought to subdue the country quickly.
入侵期间，他们试图迅速征服该国。
克制愤怒
She struggled to subdue her anger during the meeting.
会议期间她努力克制自己的愤怒。
控制火势
Firefighters worked for hours to subdue the fire.
消防员花了几个小时控制火势。
抑制通货膨胀
The government introduced new policies to subdue inflation.
政府推出新政策来抑制通货膨胀。
要生养众多，遍满地面，治理这地。
From the Bible's creation story (Genesis 1:28), God commands the first humans to be fruitful, multiply, and subdue the earth.
出自《圣经》的创世故事（创世记1:28），上帝命令最初的人类要生养众多、繁衍生息，并治理大地。
Use subdued naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把sub（下）和due（应付）记成“压到下面应付”——降服对手，即制服、镇压。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、military or political discourse subdue 属于较正式的动词，多用于书面语或正式场合，指“制服、镇压”或“抑制（情绪）”。日常口语中较少使用，更常见于新闻报道、军事或政治语境。
以下单词都与 subdue /səbˈdjuː/ 押韵，重读音节中的元音均为 /uː/：due /djuː/ 的发音几乎和 subdue 结尾完全相同；blue、true、queue、new、view 也以 /uː/ 结尾。注意：sew 拼作 s-e-w 但读 /səʊ/，suede 拼作 s-u-e-d-e 但读 /sweɪd/，它们拼写看似相近，却与 subdue 不押韵，别被拼写误导。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.