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subjugate
[英] [ˈsʌbdʒəˌgeɪt] [美] [ˈsʌbdʒəˌɡet] 生词本

vt.

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1. VERB (尤指在战争中)征服，制服，使屈服 If someone subjugates a group of people, they take complete control of them, especially by defeating them in a war. 

  • 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。

subjugation

  • ...the brutal subjugation of native tribes.

    对当地部落的残忍的征服

2. VERB 使(愿望、渴望)退居其次;使让位于 If your wishes or desires are subjugated to something, they are treated as less important than that thing. 

  • 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。

Verb

1. put down by force or intimidation;

  • "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
  • "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"
  • "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

2. make subservient; force to submit or subdue

1. Imperialism has not been able to subjugate China.
帝国主义不能征服中国。

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