1VERB (尤指在战争中)征服,制服,使屈服 If someone subjugates a group of people, they take complete control of them, especially by defeating them in a war. (尤指在战争中)征服,制服,使屈服 [formal]
Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years. [VERB noun]
2VERB [usually passive]使(愿望、渴望)退居其次;使让位于 If your wishes or desires are subjugated to something, they are treated as less important than that thing. 使(愿望、渴望)退居其次;使让位于 [formal] [Also beVERB-ed]
After having been subjugated to ambition, your maternal instincts are at last starting to assert themselves. [beVERB-ed + to]