subdued

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1. BRIGHT#subdued lighting, colours etc are less bright than usual 〔照明、颜色等〕柔和的，不强烈的 SYN gentle

2 QUIETa person that is subdued is unusually quiet and possibly unhappy 〔人〕抑郁的；沉默寡言的；闷闷不乐的

Richard seems very subdued tonight.

理查德今晚好像很沉默。

a subdued manner

闷闷不乐的样子

‘Oh, ’ she said in a subdued voice.

“噢。”她低声地说。

3 EXCITED#an activity that is subdued does not have as much excitement as you would expect 〔活动〕冷清的，沉闷的 OPP lively

The housing market is fairly subdued.

住宅市场相当低迷。

4. a sound that is subdued is quieter than usual 〔声音〕压低的

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subdued• Far below, the tiniest candle-flame sending out the smallest light, flickering, subdued.• The fields and woods were shut in under it, emptied and subdued.• Price had seemed rather subdued after the meeting.• Investment is expected to remain subdued and a period of destocking is possible as firms respond to lower demand.• The van's windscreen gleamed darkly in the subdued car-park light.• Inflation remained subdued in September.• Share issues were subdued in the early 1980s but rose strongly after that as the market improved.• Even the extremities of her limbs were tingling pleasurably, a subdued kind of electricity running through her entire body.• The subdued light made Mary appear pale.

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