tame的中文翻译是什么意思
tame
adj. (动物)驯服的; 乏味的; 温顺的
v. 驯服(动物); 控制，驾驭
tame的柯林斯释义
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。
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。
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。
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。
tame的英文释义
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
tame的场景例句
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.
Jam 3:8 But tongue can no man tame; is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
雅各书第三章第八节惟独舌头没有人能制伏, 是不止息的恶物, 满了害死人的毒气.
Bill is too tame to stand up for his own rights.
比尔太没骨气,竟不敢起来维护自己的权利.
This is thanks to Malaysia's tame media and the bravado of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad.
这是由于马来西亚的驯服媒体和虚张声势的前总理马哈蒂尔.
They are fearless in the midst of barbarian arrogance. They tame the untamable beings.
他们在野蛮的骄傲自大中无畏无惧.