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tame
/tem/
(比较级: tamer; 最高级: tamest)
adj.
Altered from native wildness; made useful to man. 养驯的;使有用于人的。
Subdued; harmless; gentle. 顺服的;无害的;温柔的。
- They will not make a tame surrender of their rights. 他们不会乖乖地让渡权利。
Lacking in spirit; dull. 没精神的;乏味的。
(过去式: tamed; 过去完成式: tamed; 现在进行式: taming)
v.t.
To bring form a wild to a gentle state; subdue. 养驯;使服从。
- to tame a wild animal 驯服野兽。
- The lion was tamed for the circus. 狮子被驯服来做马戏表演。
To remove spirit or courage from; make quiet. 除去...的精神或勇气;使安静。
To control; harness. 控制;驾驭。
- She'd better tame that violent temper. 她最好控制她那暴烈的脾气。
衍生词:
adv. tamely. n. tameness. adj. tamable; tameable. n. tamer.
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
tame¹
/teɪm/
adj.
1. (domesticated) [+ animal, bird] 驯化的;驯服的
a tame lion 驯化的狮子
2. (not fearful) [+ animal, bird] 不怕人的
- They've got a tame hedgehog. 他们有一只不怕人的刺猬。
3. (meek) [+ person] 无主见的;随和的;温顺的;听使唤的
- Anna wondered if James was going to be too tame for her. 安娜不知道是否詹姆斯对她来说太没主见。
- tame customs officials 随和的海关官员
4. <贬> (unexciting) [+ story, match, film] 平淡的;乏味的;没劲的;不精彩的
- The report was pretty tame stuff. 这份报告平淡无奇。
- Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame. 如今有些政治游行显得毫无激情。
5. (slow-moving) 缓慢移动的
tame²
/teɪm/
vt.
1. [+ wild animal, bird, horse] 驯化;驯服
- The Amazons were the first to tame horses. 亚马孙人最先驯化了马。
2. (bring under control) [+ person, crowd] 征服;制服;控制;驾驭
- Two regiments of cavalry were called out to tame the crowds. 调集了两个装甲兵团去威慑人群。
3. (tone down) [+ nature, sea] 征服; [+ idea] 使变温和; [+ anger] 平息; [+ problem] 缓解; [+ hair] 使变柔软
- But what it really goes to show is how easily a radical idea can be tamed. 但是这真正要表明的是要使一个激进的想法变得平和有多么容易。
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
tame
adj.(形容词) tam.er, tam.est
1. Brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state. 驯化的:从野生状态被带入一种养驯的或温顺状态的
2. Naturally unafraid; not timid: 天生就不害怕的;不腼腆的:
- “The sea otter is gentle and relatively tame”(&b{Peter Matthiessen}) “海獭性情温和并且相对来说不怕人”(彼得·马蒂恩森)
3. Submissive; docile; fawning: 服从的;听话的;奉承的:
- tame obedience. 奉承的顺从
4. Insipid; flat: 枯燥乏味的;平淡的:
- a tame Christmas party. 平淡无味的圣诞聚会
5. Sluggish; languid; inactive: 缓慢的;懒洋洋的;不活跃的:
- a tame river. 一条潺潺缓流的河流
v.tr.(及物动词) tamed, tam.ing, tames
1. To make tractable; domesticate. 使…温顺;驯化
2. To subdue or curb. 压制或抑制
3. To tone down; soften. 使…缓和;使…失去锋芒
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
tame
adj. 训服的;vt. 训服
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
tame
控制;抑制
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉计算机词汇
tame
adj.
驯服的, 温顺的
- A cat is a tame animal. 猫是一种温顺的动物。
- He is so tame that he agrees with everybody. 他很随和, 总是顺从他人的意见。
沉闷的; 乏味的
- The film has a tame ending. 那电影的结局枯燥无味。
- The party was tame because all the people were sleepy. 聚会很沉闷, 因为大家昏昏欲睡。
vt. & vi.
(使)服从; 驯服
- White rats tame easily. 白鼠易驯。
- His job is to tame lions. 他的工作是驯狮。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
tame1
(adjective 形容词)
驯服的
tame animals. 驯服的动物。
SYNONYM 同义词:amenable, biddable, compliant,disciplined, docile, domesticated, gentle,manageable, meek, obedient, safe, subdued,submissive, tractable.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参阅wild.
平淡的
a tame story. 平淡的故事。
SYNONYM 同义词:bland, boring,dull, feeble, flat, lifeless, tedious, unadventurous,unexciting, uninspiring, uninteresting.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参阅exciting.
tame2
(verb 动词)
驯服
to tame a wild animal. 驯服野兽。
SYNONYM 同义词:break in, discipline, domesticate,house-train, make tame [SEE参阅 tameadjective 形容词] , master, train.
克制
to tame your passions. 克制激情。
SYNONYM 同义词:conquer,curb, humble, keep under, quell, repress,subdue, subjugate, suppress, temper.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
tame1
adj.
【动】驯服的, 驯养了的
【植】人工栽培的
(土地)被开垦的
顺从的; 听话的
平淡的; 无精打采的
- a tame cat 家猫; 食客; 极为顺从的人
- a tame description 单调的描写
tame2
vt.
驯养
制服
使无精神; 使软化
(色彩等)使柔和
- tame a tiger 驯虎
- tame a trouble-making river 治好一条为害的河流
tame3
vi.
变得驯服[温顺]

继承用法
tamelessd
adj.
难驯养的; 性野的, 暴烈的
tamely
adv.
驯服地; 柔顺地; 乖乖地
tameness
n.
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
tame
adj 馴服的;枯燥乏味的
【類】tame:tractable=? 柔順的:易於管教的=?
【反】racy(adj 保持原味的;活潑的)
英语>繁体中文, GRE词汇精选
tame
/teɪm/
(taming, tamed, tamer, tamest,tames)
1. 形容词 A tame animal or bird is one that is not afraid of humans. 驯服的
- They never became tame; they would run away if you approached them. 它们从没有被驯服,如果你靠近,它们就跑开了。
2. 形容词 If you say that something or someone is tame, you are criticizing them for being weak and uninteresting, rather than forceful or shocking. 软弱的; 乏味的 [表不满]
- These ideas may seem tame today, but they were inflammatory in his time. 这些想法今天看来也许是平淡乏味的,但在他那个时代却是很有煽动性的。
3. 及物动词 If someone tames a wild animal or bird, they train it not to be afraid of humans and to do what they say. 驯化
- The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses. 亚马逊人被认为是最早驯化了马的人。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典