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tame是什么意思

2024-02-13 16:31:16
tame
美[teɪm]  英[teɪm]
adj.  驯服的;柔顺的;乏味的
vt.  驯养;使驯服;压制
vi.  变得驯服
  形容词:tamable  副词:tamely  比较级:tamer  最高级:tamest  名词:tameness  过去式:tamed  过去分词:tamed  现在分词:taming  第三人称单数:tames
  近义词:dull,flat,gentle,exciting,wild,

详细释义

adj.(形容词)
  1. 驯服的,温顺的,顺从的,经驯养的,易驾驭的,驯养了的
  2. 单调的,沉闷的,平淡(无奇)的,乏味的
  3. 安全无害的
  4. 经开垦的,栽培的
  5. 没有骨气的
  6. 没有精神的,无精打采的,不活泼的
v.(动词)
  1. (变得)驯服,驯养(禽兽),驯化,使...驯服
  2. 使没精神
  3. 抑制
  4. 把弄柔和,使软化,使柔顺
  5. 制服,使顺从,使易于控制,服从
  6. 使软化,使失去锋芒
  7. 开垦(土地)
  8. 使变得平淡

双解释义

adj.(形容词)
  1. 驯服的,温顺的 not wild or fierce; easily controlled
  2. 沉闷的,乏味的 dull; unexciting and uninteresting
v.(动词)
  1. vt. & vi. (使)服从; 驯服 (cause to) train sth to be gentle and often also to obey commands

英英释义

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"

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"

组词搭配

~+名词
  1. tame a monkey驯猴
  2. tame nature征服大自然

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. A boy was playing with a tame snake.一个男孩在玩一条驯服了的蛇。
  2. The animals we find in the zoo are quite tame.我们在动物园看到的动物都很驯服。
  3. Its incredible that the tame wolf is as mild as a lamb.令人难以置信的是驯服的狼温和如羊。
  4. She is too tame.她太柔顺了。
  5. I quite enjoyed the book but found the ending rather tame.我很爱看那本书,只是结尾颇觉乏味。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. The Asian elephant can be tamed and trained.亚洲象可以被驯养和训练。
  2. We are trying to tame a really mad horse.我们正设法驯服一匹发了疯的马。
  3. She made strenuous efforts to tame her anger.她竭力压制心头怒火。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. That tiger is impossible to tame.那只老虎难以驯服。

词语用法

v.(动词)
    tame用于不及物动词时主动形式含有被动意义。