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tame

tame
[英] [teim] [美] [tem] 生词本

adj.

v.

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1. ADJ-GRADED (动物)驯化的，驯服的 A tame animal or bird is one that is not afraid of humans. 

  • 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。

2. 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. 

  • 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。

tamely

  • There was no excuse though when Thomas shot tamely wide from eight yards.

    托马斯在 8 码外一脚软弱无力的射门将球打飞，这回的确是没什么借口可言。

3. 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. 

  • The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses.

    据说亚马孙人最先驯化了马。

4. 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. 

  • 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。

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

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  • 1.控制；抑制
1. A cat is a tame animal.
猫是一种温顺的动物。

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2. Chinese settlers helped tame the American continent during the 19th century.
中国移民在19世纪为开拓美洲大陆作出了贡献。

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3. He is so tame that he agrees with everybody.
他很随和，总是顺从他人的意见。

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4. His job is to tame lions.
他的工作是驯狮。

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5. Horses are easy to tame.
马容易驯服。

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6. The film has a tame ending.
那电影的结局枯燥无味。

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7. The party was tame because all the people were sleepy.
聚会很沉闷，因为大家昏昏欲睡。

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8. White rats tame easily.
白鼠易驯。

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