tame
- vt.驯服;驯化;使易于控制
- adj.驯服的;温顺的;平淡无奇的;养驯的;枯燥乏味的;听使唤的
最高级： tamest 比较级： tamer 派生词： tamely adv.;tameness n. 过去式： tamed 现在分词： taming 过去分词： tamed 第三人称单数： tames
tameadj.
养驯的；驯服的
not afraid of people, and used to living with them
平淡无奇的；枯燥乏味的
not interesting or exciting
You'll find life here pretty tame after New York.
这里的生活相当枯燥，与纽约形成对比。
听使唤的；温顺的
willing to do what other people ask
I have a tame doctor who'll always give me a sick note when I want a day off.
我的医生对我有求必应。我想要休一天假时，他总会给我开病假条。
verb
VN驯化；驯服；使易于控制
to make sth tame or easy to control
Lions can never be completely tamed.
狮子永远不能被完全驯化。
She made strenuous efforts to tame her anger.
她竭力压制心头怒火。
tame
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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。
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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。
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There was no excuse though when Thomas shot tamely wide from eight yards.
托马斯在 8 码外一脚软弱无力的射门将球打飞，这回的确是没什么借口可言。
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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。
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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。
verb
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- correct by punishment or discipline
- Synonym: chasten subdue
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- 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
- Synonym: domesticate
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- overcome the wildness of;make docile and tractable
- He tames lions for the circus
- reclaim falcons
- Synonym: domesticate domesticize domesticise reclaim
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- adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- domesticate oats
- tame the soil
- Synonym: domesticate cultivate naturalize naturalise
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- make less strong or intense;soften
- Tone down that aggressive letter
- The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
- Synonym: tone down moderate
adj
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- flat and uninspiring
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- very docile
- tame obedience
- meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughe
- Synonym: meek
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- brought from wildness into a domesticated state
- tame animals
- fields of tame blueberries
- Synonym: tamed
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- 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
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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。
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He tied them up and then horsewhipped them , to ' tame ' his catches before sending them off to zoos
他将它们捆起来，然后用马鞭抽打，以“驯服”这些猎物，然后把它们送到动物园去。
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You 'll find life here pretty tame after New York .
这里的生活相当枯燥，与纽约形成对比。
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The bird is too tame now to survive in the wild .
这只鸟养得太温驯了，现在很难在野生环境中生存。
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She made strenuous efforts to tame her anger .
她竭力压制心头怒火。
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I have a tame doctor who 'll always give me a sick note when I want a day off .
我的医生对我有求必应。我想要休一天假时，他总会给我开病假条。
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Lions can never be completely tamed .
狮子永远不能被完全驯化。
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Some of today 's political demonstrations look rather tame
如今有些政治游行显得毫无激情。
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The report was pretty tame stuff .
这份报告平淡无奇。
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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。
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The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses .
据说亚马孙人最先驯化了马。
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Tame birds , when approached , will stretch out their necks and ruffle their neck feathering
驯养的鸟儿在有人靠近时会伸长脖子，竖起颈羽。
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Horses are easy to tame while tigers are hard to tame .
驯马容易，驯虎难。
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His job is to tame elephants .
他的工作是驯象。
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Emma tames lions for the circus .
埃玛为马戏团驯狮。
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Chinese settlers helped tame the American continent during the 19th century .
中国移民在19世纪为开拓美洲大陆作出了贡献。
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The newspaper exposes corruption in high places without being tamed by their arbitrariness .
这家报纸揭露了上层的腐败，他们没有慑于淫威。
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Deer can be tamed and trained to go out to pasture .
鹿群经过驯化，可以放牧。
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A brace of tame deer ran familiarly about the house .
一对驯鹿无拘无束地在室内跑来跑去。
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Who can tame that unruly boy ?
谁降伏得了那野小子？
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Parliament has in fact already authorised the government to tame the tobacco trade .
实际上，议会已授权政府控制烟草贸易。
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Since tobacco as one of the biggest causes of premature death in the UK , a measure that tames the habit even by a fraction is worth trying .
因为在英国，烟草是导致非自然死亡最大的原因之一，能改变吸烟习惯的措施，哪怕一点点，也值得一试。
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Scientists used to believe that people tamed cats to catch mice and protect the grain .
科学家过去认为人们驯养猫是为了捉老鼠和保护谷物。
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One runs the risk of weeping a little , if one lets himself be tamed …
如果被人驯服了，就可能会要哭的……
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He is so tame that he agrees with everybody .
他很随和，总是顺从他人的意见
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His job is to tame lions .
他的工作是驯狮。
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Male peacocks are very proud of their beautiful tails . Although tamed for a long time , whenever they see young people wearing flowery clothes it will go up enviously1 and peck them to pieces .
雄孔雀很为自己漂亮的长尾巴感到骄傲，虽然被人驯养了很长时间，但只要看见穿着华丽的少年男女，都嫉妒地追上去，要琢碎他们的衣衫。
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A taming of the market would be good news for China .
遏制房地产市场对中国将是好消息。
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Principle of Tamed Spread Spectrum System and the Coding and Performance Analysis
软扩频技术及其编码与性能分析
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Analysis of Materials and Products in Synthesis Process of TAME by Gas Chromatography
TAME合成原料及产品的气相色谱分析
指驯化野生动物。
His job is to tame elephants.
他的工作是驯象。
Horses are easy to tame while tigers are hard to tame.
驯马容易，驯虎难。
Emma tames lions for the circus.
埃玛为马戏团驯狮。
指驯养动物为人类做事，或使其作为宠物和人类生活在一起。
It is possible to domesticate some wild animals.
有些野兽是可以驯养的。
He learned to domesticate goats for milk, and even a parrot for a pet.
他学会了驯养野羊以获取羊奶，甚至还驯养出一只鹦鹉作宠物。
指训练动物做某事或做出正确的举动。
The policemen trained their dogs to detect drugs.
警察训练警犬探查毒品。
I want to train my cat to roll over.
我想训练我的猫打滚。