taming
v. (使)服從,馴服( tame的現在分詞 )
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.
那些鹿一直沒有被馴服:你一靠近,它們就跑開。
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...
如今有些政治遊行顯得毫無激情。
The report was pretty tame stuff.
這份報告平淡無奇。
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.
據說亞馬孫人最先馴化了馬。
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.
調集了兩個裝甲兵團去威懾、控制人群。
He made quite a name for himself taming hawks.
他因馴鷹而使自己揚名.
Taming the Prince : The Ambivalence of Modern Executive Power , 1989 , 1993.
《馴化君主》,馮克利譯,上海: 上海人民, 2005.
WASHINGTON - For years, scientists have had a straightforward idea for taming global warming.
華盛頓 — 多年來, 科學家們已經有了簡單易懂的想法來改善全球變暖現象.
We have been taming horses in our family for 3 generations.
我們家三代人一直馴養馬匹.
We experienced great difficulty in taming tigers.
我們在馴服老虎的過程中歷盡艱辛.