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subdual

/suhb-doo-uhl, -dyoo-/US // səbˈdu əl, -ˈdyu- //

低调的,低调,驯服的,驯服

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an act or instance of subduing.
    • : the state of being subdued.

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Examples

  • Prosecutors contend that bruising is irrelevant because the autopsy has determined that the police subdual of Floyd was a cause of his death.

  • He has secured an exquisite emphasis by a discriminating subdual of subordinate ideas.

  • The use of connectives has been discussed when treating of emphasis secured by subdual of unimportant details.

  • Sarah sent Hortense about her business, and then set herself to the subdual of Mary's mind and character.

  • Mr Quarmby laughed in a peculiar way, which was the result of long years of mirth-subdual in the Reading-room.

  • The Master said: The subdual of self, and reversion to the natural laws governing conduct—this is true goodness.