tame
tame
英[teɪm]美[teɪm]
adj.(动物)驯服的，乏味的，温顺的；
v.驯服(动物)，控制，驾驭；
第三人称单数：tames;
过去式：tamed;
过去分词：tamed;
现在分词：taming;
比较级：tamer;
*高级：tamest;
副词：tamely;
名词：tameness;
例句
His job is to tame lions.他的工作是驯狮。
White rats tame easily.白鼠易驯。
The film has a tame ending.那电影的结*枯燥无味。
He is so tame that he agrees with everybody.他很随和, 总是顺从他人的意见。
A cat is a tame animal.猫是一种温顺的动物。
To reduce to subjugation; break or tame ( an animal, for example ).使驯服使平息; 削弱或驯服 ( 如动物 )
Green kept 10 tame dingoes in separate laboratory pens.格林把十只驯服了的野狗养在隔离的实验围栏里.
No man can tame a tiger into a kitten by stroking it.谁都不能抚摸一只老虎就使它驯服得像一只小猫.
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。
The party was tame because all the people were sleepy.聚会很沉闷,因为大家昏昏欲睡.
英语六级真题
Since tobacco is one of the biggest causes of premature death in the UK, a measure that tames the habit even by a fraction is worth trying.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Parliament has in fact already authorised the government to tame the tobacco trade.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
(动物)驯化的，驯服的
A tame animal or bird is one that is not afraid of humans.
例句
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.
例句
Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame...如今有些**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.
例句
The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses.据说亚马孙人*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.
例句
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。英汉词典释义
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*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;压制
White rats tame easily.白鼠易驯。His job is to tame lions.他的工作是驯狮。英英词典释义
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行业词典
计算机： 控制；抑制；
