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tame

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adj.(指动物)驯服的、柔顺的,(指人)没精打彩的、顺从的,被开垦的,沉闷的,乏味的,平淡的 vt.驯养,驯服,制服,使变得平淡 vi.变得驯服

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形容词比较级:tamer 最高级:tamest 名词:tameness 副词:tamely 动词过去式:tamed 过去分词:tamed 现在分词:taming 第三人称单数:tames 形容词:tamable

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gentle  mild  obedient  temperate  wild    

tame


/teɪm; tem/
adj (-r, -st)
1 (of animals) gentle and unafraid of human beings; not wild or fierce (指动物)驯服的, 不怕人的, 不凶猛的
*a tame monkey 驯服的猴子
* The pigeons are so tame they will sit on your shoulder. 这些鸽子不怕人能落在人的肩膀上.
2 [attrib 作定语] (joc 谑) (of people) available and willing to be told what to do; submissive (指人)听使唤的, 温顺的
*I've got a tame mechanic who keeps my car in order. 我有个随和的汽车修理工, 他把我的车保养得很好.
3 dull or unadventurous 沉闷的; 无奇的; 平淡的
*I quite enjoyed the book but found the ending rather tame. 我很爱看那本书, 只是结尾颇觉逊色.
* The scenery around here is a little tame. 这周围的风景没什么特色.
* a tame attempt to reform the system 对改革体制浅尝辄止.

v [Tn] make (sth) tame or manageable 使(某 物)驯服或顺从
*tame wild birds 调教野鸟
* man's attempts to tame the elements 人类控制自然力的尝试. tameable adj that can be tamed 可驯服的. tamer n (usu in compounds 通常用以构成复合词) person who tames and trains wild animals 驯养者; 驯兽师
*a `lion-tamer 驯狮者.
1. Two assistants, mounted on tame elephants, control the captive from either side,
    两位助手骑在驯服的象的背上,从两侧控制新捕的象,

2. The solitary hunter or explorer needs no one as they venture out among the deer and wolves to tame the great wild areas.
    孤独的猎人,孤独的探险者,在鹿群和狼群中间冒险,去征服广袤的荒野,这时他们并不需要有人陪伴。

3. A ticklish business which is achieved with the aid of two tame elephants roped to the captive on either side.
    这是一件棘手的事,需要在它两侧拴上两头驯服的大象才能完成。

4. A cat is a tame animal.
    猫是一中温顺的动物.

5. Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence,
    有时,把一头已驯服的象拴在旁边能给野象以信心。

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