vt.
征服，制服，使屈服：
Rome subdued Gaul.
罗马帝国征服了高卢。
to subdue the world
征服世界
(以劝说或威胁等)使服从，使顺从：
to subdue one's parents
顺从父母
抑制，克制：
I tried to subdue my fury.
我强忍住胸中的怒火。
to subdue one's passion
克制自己的感情
开垦(土地)；开拓
使(声音、光线、色调等)柔和：
Her voice was subdued when he talke