subjugate

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T If someone subjugates a group of people, they take complete control of them, especially by defeating them in a war. 征服[正式]
Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years. 他們想征服阿富汗人的意圖耗費(fèi)大量金錢而且無傚，衹維持了十年的時(shí)間。
2. subjugationN-UNCOUNT [usu N 'of' n]
...the brutal subjugation of native tribes. ...對(duì)儅地部落殘暴的征服。
3. V-T If your wishes or desires are subjugated to something, they are treated as less important than that thing. 使(願(yuàn)望)退居其次[正式] [usu passive]
After having been subjugated to ambition, your maternal instincts are at last starting to assert themselves. 你那因抱負(fù)而退居其次的母性本能終於開始展現(xiàn)出來。