tame

adj. 馴服的；柔順的；乏味的

vt. 馴養(yǎng)；使馴服；壓制

vi. 變得馴服

詳細(xì)解釋

adj.(形容詞)

v.(動(dòng)詞)

同步翻譯

adj.(形容詞)

v.(動(dòng)詞)

vt. & vi. (使)服從; 馴服 (cause to) train sth to be gentle and often also to obey commands

英語翻譯

Adjective:

flat and uninspiring
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\\\"
brought from wildness into a domesticated state;
\\\"tame animals\\\"
\\\"fields of tame blueberries\\\"
very docile;
\\\"tame obedience\\\"
\\\"meek as a mouse\\\"

Verb:

correct by punishment or discipline
make less strong or intense; soften;
\\\"Tone down that aggressive letter\\\"
\\\"The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements\\\"
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;
\\\"domesticate oats\\\"
\\\"tame the soil\\\"
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable;
\\\"He tames lions for the circus\\\"
\\\"reclaim falcons\\\"
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\\\"

造句

用作形容詞(adj.)

A boy was playing with a tame snake.
一個(gè)男孩在玩一條馴服了的蛇。
The animals we find in the zoo are quite tame.
我們?cè)趧?dòng)物園看到的動(dòng)物都很馴服。
It\\\'s incredible that the tame wolf is as mild as a lamb.
令人難以置信的是馴服的狼溫和如羊。
She is too tame.
她太柔順了。
I quite enjoyed the book but found the ending rather tame.
我很愛看那本書,只是結(jié)尾頗覺乏味。

用作及物動(dòng)詞(vt.)

用作不及物動(dòng)詞(vi.)

常用短語

用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)

～+名詞

組詞

Tame Indians coming miles to market.
出自：J. Conrad
He had kept a tame hare in a basket in his study.
出自：J. Trollope
The fish are so tame you almost have to push them away from your facemask.
出自：Skin Diver
The lake-dwellers succeeded in taming that formidable brute.
出自：C. Lyell