subjugated
past simple and past participle ofsubjugate
| 单词 | subjugated |
| 释义 | subjugated past simple and past participle ofsubjugate subjugate verb[T] formaluk/ˈsʌb.dʒə.ɡeɪt/us/ˈsʌb.dʒə.ɡeɪt/subjugateverb[T](DEFEAT)todefeatpeopleor acountryandrulethem in a way thatallowsthem nofreedom Ruling & governing
subjugateverb[T](CONTROL)totreatyourself,yourwishes, oryourbeliefsas being lessimportantthan otherpeopleortheirwishesorbeliefs: She subjugated herselftoher mother'sneeds. Reporters must subjugatepersonalpoliticalconvictionstotheirprofessionalcommitmenttobalance. Stop having or doing something
Examplesofsubjugatedsubjugated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Finally, public health working was being dominated, evensubjugated, at policy and practice levels by the power of the 'bio-medical' model. From theCambridge English Corpus The step by step visual encapsulates women's sense of beingsubjugatedin this society and resonates in other women's responses. From theCambridge English Corpus Local initiatives in development weresubjugatedto increased state control. From theCambridge English Corpus Highlanders were particularly fearful of being politicallysubjugatedand economically exploited by the lowlanders. From theCambridge English Corpus Others view the new political set-up as the free association of formerlysubjugatedpeoples, the only firm foundation for a democratic, sturdy and stable state. From theCambridge English Corpus While such socially- and emotionally-defined experiences aresubjugatedin the dominant discourse, they are the primary themes in older women's accounts. From theCambridge English Corpus But again, the layers of organization and activity devoted to this must also besubjugatedto the needs of patient and public health. From theCambridge English Corpus She therefore applies the hermeneutic/dialogic method of understanding to give voice to a set ofsubjugatedtruth claims. From theCambridge English Corpus Under stateless or nearly stateless conditions, individualssubjugatedthemselves and expressed allegiance to leaders voluntarily. From theCambridge English Corpus Midwives as the traditional primary birth attendants were discredited, and womensubjugatedwithin the institutional machine of the hospital. From theCambridge English Corpus First, the purpose of medical ethics, so to speak, is to protect individuals from each other and from institutions - from being ignored orsubjugatedby others. From theCambridge English Corpus In applied linguistics, the questioning of unity is usually construed through objections to autonomous monolingual language policies imposed on a variety of hierarchically demoralized andsubjugatedlinguistic minorities. From theCambridge English Corpus Their interest is in how languages are used to legitimize, challenge and negotiate specific identities, and to open new identity options for groups and individuals who aresubjugated. From theCambridge English Corpus For economic purposes to be legitimate for professionalism, they too must besubjugatedto the extent that no self-promotion occurs unless it is in the service of professionalism. From theCambridge English Corpus Additionally, social actors, however they are vertically categorised by the 'dominant' culture, do not always view themselves assubjugated. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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