taming
v. (使)服从,驯服( tame的现在分词 )
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。
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。
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。
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。
He made quite a name for himself taming hawks.
他因驯鹰而使自己扬名.
Taming the Prince : The Ambivalence of Modern Executive Power , 1989 , 1993.
《驯化君主》,冯克利译,上海: 上海人民, 2005.
WASHINGTON - For years, scientists have had a straightforward idea for taming global warming.
华盛顿 — 多年来, 科学家们已经有了简单易懂的想法来改善全球变暖现象.
We have been taming horses in our family for 3 generations.
我们家三代人一直驯养马匹.
We experienced great difficulty in taming tigers.
我们在驯服老虎的过程中历尽艰辛.