subdued
英 [səb'djuːd]
美 [səb'dud]
- adj. 减弱的；被制服的；被抑制的
- v. 使服从，压制，减弱（subdue 的过去式和过去分词）
GRE
1. subduce "除去，减去" => subdue.
2. subdue 其实就是 subduce 经过古法语简化、变体而来。
3. subdue 的过去式和过去分词。
subdued 小声的，压低的subdue,抑制，压制，-ed,形容词后缀。引申词义小声的，压低声音的。
- subdued (adj.)
- c. 1600, "subjugated," past participle adjective from subdue. Meaning "calmed down, reduced in intensity" is recorded from 1822.
- 1. He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood.
- 他最初面对媒体时情绪有点忧郁。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.
- 观众们出奇地安静，只是在每首歌结束后报以礼貌性的掌声。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The lighting was subdued.
- 灯光柔和。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He seemed a bit subdued to me.
- 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. I felt strangely subdued when it was all over.
- 一切都结束的时候,我却有一种奇怪的压抑感.
来自《简明英汉词典》
