subdued 音标拼音: [səbd'ud]
a . 屈服的,被抑制的,减弱的,柔和的
屈服的,被抑制的,减弱的,柔和的
subdued adj 1 :
in a softened tone ; "
hushed voices "; "
muted trumpets "; "
a subdued whisper "; "
a quiet reprimand " [
synonym : {
hushed },
{
muted }, {
subdued }, {
quiet }]
2 :
restrained in style or quality ; "
a little masterpiece of low -
keyed eloquence " [
synonym : {
low -
key }, {
low -
keyed }, {
subdued }]
3 :
quieted and brought under control ; "
children were subdued and silent "
4 :
not brilliant or glaring ; "
the moon cast soft shadows "; "
soft pastel colors "; "
subdued lighting " [
synonym : {
soft }, {
subdued }]
5 :
lacking in light ;
not bright or harsh ; "
a dim light beside the bed "; "
subdued lights and soft music " [
synonym : {
dim },
{
subdued }]
Subdued \
Sub *
dued "\,
a .
1 .
Conquered ;
overpowered ;
crushed ;
submissive ;
mild .
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2 .
Not glaring in color ;
soft in tone .
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Subdue \
Sub *
due "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Subdued };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Subduing }.] [
OE .
soduen ,
OF .
sosduire to seduce ,
L .
subtus below (
fr .
sub under )
ducere to lead .
See {
Duke },
and cf . {
Subduct }.]
1 .
To bring under ;
to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power ,
and bring into permanent subjection ;
to reduce under dominion ;
to vanquish .
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I will subdue all thine enemies . --
1 Chron .
xvii .
10 .
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2 .
To overpower so as to disable from further resistance ;
to crush .
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Nothing could have subdued nature To such a lowness ,
but his unkind daughters . --
Shak .
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If aught . . .
were worthy to subdue The soul of man . --
Milton .
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3 .
To destroy the force of ;
to overcome ;
as ,
medicines subdue a fever .
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4 .
To render submissive ;
to bring under command ;
to reduce to mildness or obedience ;
to tame ;
as ,
to subdue a stubborn child ;
to subdue the temper or passions .
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5 .
To overcome ,
as by persuasion or other mild means ;
as ,
to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties .
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6 .
To reduce to tenderness ;
to melt ;
to soften ;
as ,
to subdue ferocity by tears .
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7 .
To make mellow ;
to break ,
as land ;
also ,
to destroy ,
as weeds .
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8 .
To reduce the intensity or degree of ;
to tone down ;
to soften ;
as ,
to subdue the brilliancy of colors .
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Syn :
To conquer ;
overpower ;
overcome ;
surmount ;
vanquish .
See {
Conquer }.
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212 Moby Thesaurus words for "
subdued ":
Attic ,
Olympian ,
aesthetic ,
aloof ,
artistic ,
backward ,
barely audible ,
bashful ,
bated ,
blank ,
bowed -
down ,
broken ,
brought low ,
calmed ,
cast down ,
chaste ,
chastened ,
chilled ,
chilly ,
choice ,
classic ,
cold ,
conquered ,
constrained ,
controlled ,
cool ,
creamy ,
crestfallen ,
crushed ,
damped ,
dampened ,
dashed ,
dead ,
deadened ,
decrescendo ,
dejected ,
delicate ,
depressed ,
despairing ,
despondent ,
desponding ,
detached ,
dim ,
discouraged ,
discreet ,
disheartened ,
dispirited ,
distant ,
domesticated ,
dovelike ,
down ,
downcast ,
downhearted ,
drooping ,
droopy ,
dull ,
dulled ,
eggshell ,
excellent ,
expressionless ,
faint ,
faint -
voiced ,
feeble ,
feeling low ,
felled ,
flat ,
flattened ,
forbidding ,
frigid ,
frosty ,
gentle ,
gloss ,
grave ,
guarded ,
half -
heard ,
heartless ,
housebroke ,
housebroken ,
humble ,
humbled ,
humiliated ,
hushed ,
hypochondriac ,
hypochondriacal ,
icy ,
impassive ,
impersonal ,
in control ,
in good taste ,
in hand ,
in low spirits ,
in the depths ,
in the doldrums ,
in the dumps ,
inaccessible ,
indistinct ,
introverted ,
iridescent ,
lamblike ,
languishing ,
light ,
limited ,
low ,
low -
key ,
low -
spirited ,
made to grovel ,
mastered ,
meek ,
mellow ,
mellowed ,
mild ,
moderated ,
modest ,
mother -
of -
pearl ,
muffled ,
murmured ,
muted ,
nacreous ,
of choice ,
of quality ,
offish ,
opalescent ,
pacific ,
pale ,
pastel ,
patinaed ,
peaceable ,
peaceful ,
pearly ,
pessimistic ,
pianissimo ,
piano ,
pining ,
placid ,
pleasing ,
pure ,
put down ,
quashed ,
quelled ,
quiet ,
reduced ,
remote ,
removed ,
repressed ,
reserved ,
restrained ,
reticent ,
retiring ,
sad ,
saddened ,
scarcely heard ,
semigloss ,
serious ,
shrinking ,
simple ,
smashed ,
smothered ,
sober ,
sobered ,
soft ,
soft -
colored ,
soft -
hued ,
soft -
sounding ,
soft -
voiced ,
softened ,
solemn ,
somber ,
sordo ,
spiritless ,
squashed ,
squelched ,
stable ,
standoff ,
standoffish ,
stifled ,
subaudible ,
subjugated ,
submissive ,
subtle ,
suffocated ,
suicidal ,
suppressed ,
sweet ,
tame ,
tamed ,
tasteful ,
tasty ,
temperate ,
tempered ,
tender ,
toned ,
tranquil ,
unaffable ,
unaffected ,
unapproachable ,
unclear ,
uncongenial ,
undemonstrative ,
understated ,
unenthusiastic ,
unexpansive ,
ungenial ,
unobtrusive ,
vanquished ,
weak ,
weak -
voiced ,
weary of life ,
well -
chosen ,
whispered ,
withdrawn ,
woebegone ,
world -
weary
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