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tame

[teɪm] [tem]
  • 第三人称单数:tames;
  • 过去式:tamed;
  • 过去分词:tamed;
  • 现在分词:taming;
  • 比较级:tamer;
  • 最高级:tamest;
  • 副词:tamely;
  • 名词:tameness;
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    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • ADJ-GRADED
      (动物)驯化的,驯服的
      A tame animal or bird is one that is not afraid of humans.
      例句
      The deer never became tame; they would run away if you approached them. 那些鹿一直没有被驯服:你一靠近,它们就跑开。
    • ADJ-GRADED
      乏味的;没劲的
      If you say that something or someone is tame, you are criticizing them for being weak and uninteresting, rather than forceful or shocking.
      例句
      Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame... 如今有些政治游行显得毫无激情。 The report was pretty tame stuff. 这份报告平淡无奇。
    • VERB
      驯化,驯服(野生动物或鸟)
      If someone tames a wild animal or bird, they train it not to be afraid of humans and to do what they say.
      例句
      The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses. 据说亚马孙人最先驯化了马。
    • VERB
      制服;控制;驾驭
      If you tame someone or something that is dangerous, uncontrolled, or likely to cause trouble, you bring them under control.
      例句
      Two regiments of cavalry were called out to tame the crowds. 调集了两个装甲兵团去威慑、控制人群。
    英汉词典释义
    • adj.
      驯服的, 温顺的
      A cat is a tame animal. 猫是一种温顺的动物。 He is so tame that he agrees with everybody. 他很随和, 总是顺从他人的意见。
      沉闷的; 乏味的
      The film has a tame ending. 那电影的结局枯燥无味。 The party was tame because all the people were sleepy. 聚会很沉闷, 因为大家昏昏欲睡。
    • vt. & vi.
      (使)服从; 驯服;压制
      White rats tame easily. 白鼠易驯。 His job is to tame lions. 他的工作是驯狮。
    英英词典释义
    • Verb
      1. correct by punishment or discipline
      2. make less strong or intense; soften;
      "Tone down that aggressive letter""The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
      3. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;
      "domesticate oats""tame the soil"
      4. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable;
      "He tames lions for the circus""reclaim falcons"
      5. make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans;
      "The horse was domesticated a long time ago""The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
    • Adjective
      1. flat and uninspiring
      2. very restrained or quiet;
      "a tame Christmas party""she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"
      3. brought from wildness into a domesticated state;
      "tame animals""fields of tame blueberries"
      4. very docile;
      "tame obedience""meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
    行业词典
    • 计算机: 控制;抑制;