1. (尤指在戰爭中)征服，制服，使屈服 If someone subjugates a group of people, they take complete control of them, especially by defeating them in a war.
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e.g. Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years. 他們大動(dòng)干戈想要控制阿富汗地區，但只持續了10年就無(wú)果而終了。
subjugation ...the brutal subjugation of native tribes. 對當地部落的殘忍的征服
2. 使(愿望、渴望)退居其次;使讓位于 If your wishes or desires are subjugated to something, they are treated as less important than that thing.
e.g. After having been subjugated to ambition, your maternal instincts are at last starting to assert themselves. 你那被雄心壯志壓制已久的母性本能終于開(kāi)始展現出來(lái)。
subjugate英英釋義
verb
1. put down by force or intimidation
e.g. The government quashes any attempt of an uprising China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land