To bring (a person, passions, etc.) under control; to subdue, subjugate, curb; = tame, v.1 2.
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| 释义 | society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > subject [verb (transitive)] > bring under control (7) temec897 To bring (a person, passions, etc.) under control; to subdue, subjugate, curb; = tame, v.1 2. subdue1483 transitive. Of a person: to restrain or control (the body, mind, actions, etc.); to stop oneself from expressing (thoughts, emotions, etc.); to… subjugate?1518 transitive. To bring under domination or control; to make subservient or dependent. Also in extended use. to hold or have in leash1564 figurative (with allusion to senses 1 3); esp. in phrases, to holdor have in leash, to have control over, keep in bondage. school1579 transitive (reflexive). To bring oneself under control; to direct oneself to do something or into a particular state by a process of… to saddle and bridle1646 transitive. To subject to control, to restrain; to harness. Chiefly in extended metaphor as, to saddle and bridle. Now rare. to grab (also take) by the balls1934 to grab (also take) by the balls: to take control of, to overwhelm; to engage forcibly or decisively with. |
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