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domestication

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1. VERB 驯养;驯化 When people domesticate wild animals or plants, they bring them under control and use them to produce food or as pets. 
  • We domesticated the dog to help us with hunting.

    我们驯狗来帮我们打猎。

  • ...sheep, cattle, horses, and other domesticated animals.

    羊、牛、马及其他驯养的动物

domestication
  • Sheep are particularly well suited for domestication.

    绵羊特别适合驯养。

Noun

1. adaptation to intimate association with human beings

2. the attribute of having been domesticated

3. accommodation to domestic life;

  • "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication"

动物学

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  • 1.家化

昆虫学

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  • 1.人工驯化
  • 2.人工馴化
1. The first was the domestication of animals.
第一个阶段是驯养动物。

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