overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person)
克制,抑制;控制
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she managed to subdue an instinct to applaud .她终于克制住鼓掌的冲动。
bring (a country or people) under control by force
制服,使屈服;征服;使顺从
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Charles went on a campaign to subdue the Saxons .查理大帝发起了征服撒克逊人的战役。
"late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French