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subdue [sDb}du] v. 1. 鎮壓；制服  defeat

  The army subdued the enemy.    

  Troops were called in to subdue the rebels.

  It took three police officers to subdue him.

               2. 克制；抑制 suppress

  She struggled to subdue her fears.       //      to subdue your anger

subdued [sDb}dud] adj. 1. (指人) 抑鬱的；悶悶不樂的 more quiet than usual

  He seemed subdued, and only spoke when I asked him questions.

  She was in a subdued mood.

  He seemed a bit subdued to me.  我覺得他當時有點悶悶不樂

                   2. 柔和的；不強烈的

  ~ subdued voice 低沈的聲音        //       ~ subdued colors柔和的色彩

  subdued lighting

de facto [di' f$kto ; de' f$kto] adj. 事實上的；實際的 (但並非法定上)

  English is the de facto language of the computer industry.

  He became the de facto leader of the group.    [ = the unofficial leader ]

  The general took de facto control of the country.

                         adv.

  He continued to rule the country de facto.

renegade [}rGnD`ged] n. 1. 叛徒；變節者      2. 叛逆者 outlaw

  renegades from the Republican /Democratic Party

  Renegades stole the farmer’s cows.

                 adj.

  renegade soldiers        //       a renegade Democrat /Republican

vanquish [}v$Hkw0N] v. 徹底征服；徹底擊敗 to defeat; conquer

  The soldiers vanquished the enemy.

  vanquished enemies /foes

  She vanquished her demons in therapy.

as.cend [D}sGnd ] v. 1. 上升；攀登to rise; climb             (descend 下降)

  Birds use the wind to help them ascend.                        104指

  The plane took off and began to ascend.

  The elevator ascended quickly to the twentieth floor.

  The climbers ascended the mountain in less than four hours.

           2. 登上 (高位等)；登基 to attain, gain a more important position

  The prince ascended the throne after the king died.

  A new national government ascended to power.

  John Adams ascended to the presidency in 1797.

  Through hard work and perseverance, he ascended through the ranks to become

   vice president.