Word · Frequency #20670
subjugated
征服；使屈服；制服
subjugated is the past of subjugate.
to make someone or something subservient; to force to submit or subdue
- 1.
To forcibly impose obedience, servitude, or submission upon (a country, a people, etc.).
用武力使(国家、人民等)服从、奴役或屈服。
- 2.
To make (someone or something) subordinate to another person or thing; to subordinate.
使(某人或某物)从属于另一个人或事物；使下属。
- 3.
To tame (an animal); to domesticate.
驯服(动物)；驯养。
用武力使(国家、人民等)服从、奴役或屈服。；使(某人或某物)从属于另一个人或事物；使下属。；驯服(动物)；驯养。；征服；使服从
In use
The invaders tried to subjugate the whole country in a single campaign.
Her strong personality subjugated everyone who worked with her.
He had to subjugate his anger and answer the question politely.
subjugate + noun
The empire subjugated neighboring tribes.
该帝国征服了邻近部落。
subjugate + noun + to + noun
They subjugated the local population to the colonizers.
他们使当地居民屈服于殖民者。
subjugate + one's + noun
常用于比喻义，表示抑制情绪或冲动。
Connections
Collocations
- subjugate a country
- 征服一个国家
- The invaders sought to subjugate the country in a single campaign.入侵者试图通过一次战役征服这个国家。
- subjugate a people
- 使一个民族屈服
- History shows that it is hard to subjugate a people who love freedom.历史表明，要使热爱自由的民族屈服是困难的。
- subjugate women
- 使女性屈从
- The regime used harsh laws to subjugate women.该政权用严苛的法律使女性屈从。
- subjugate oneself to
- 使自己屈从于
- He refused to subjugate himself to the committee's authority.他拒绝屈从于委员会的权威。
- subjugate nature
- 征服自然
- We should not try to subjugate nature but learn to live with it.我们不应试图征服自然，而应学会与它共存。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：把敌人踩进‘sub’（下方）的坑里，使其彻底臣服——这样记 subjugate，意为征服、奴役。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史叙述、政治评论、文学描写 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在历史、政治或文学文本中，日常口语很少用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
In subjugate, the spelling -gate is pronounced /ɡeɪt/, so the final syllable matches gate and the end of navigate. However, subjugate is stressed on the first syllable, so these are sound matches for the ending, not perfect rhymes with the whole word. Conjugate looks similar (-jugate) but has a different vowel in the first syllable, and subjunctive looks similar at the start but has different vowel and consonant sounds.
Learn the forms together
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