tame

[teim]

adj.驯服的, 柔顺的, 乏味的
vt.驯养, 使驯服, 压制
vi.变得驯服

a.

1. (动物)经驯养的, 驯服的

Cows are tame animals.

奶牛是家畜。

2. 温顺的, 驯良的, 听使唤的

Don't be afraid. These horses are tame.

不要怕。这些马很温顺。

3. 易驾驭的; 安全无害的

The reactor was built for tame atomic energy use.

这座反应堆是为原子能的安全使用而建造的。

4. 没骨气的, 顺从的

Bill is too tame to stand up for his own rights.

比尔太没骨气, 竟不敢起来维护自己的权利。

5. 【口】平淡的, 乏味的, 单调的

It was a tame book and he soon fell asleep over it.

那是一本平淡无奇的书, 不久他就趴在书上睡着了。

6. (土地)经开垦的

vt.

1. 驯化, 驯养

She is an expert in taming animals.

她是一个驯兽专家。

2. 制服, 使顺从

Harsh punishment in childhood had tamed him and broken his will.

童年时代所受的严厉惩罚使他变得唯唯诺诺, 缺乏意志。

3. 使软化, 使失去锋芒

This urge to take revenge is something that we have to tame.

这种复仇的冲动是我们必须抑制的。

4. 开垦(土地)

Within two years they had tamed this inhospitable landscape.

两年之内他们已经开垦了这片荒凉的土地。

vi.

变得驯服(或温顺)

She has tamed down considerably.

她已经变得温顺多了。

词形变化

形容词: tamable | 副词: tamely | 形容词比较级: tamer | 形容词最高级: tamest | 名词: tameness | 动词过去式: tamed | 动词过去分词: tamed | 动词现在分词: taming | 动词第三人称单数: tames |

词义辨析

同义:

a.温顺的; 乏味的

domesticated  docile  quiet  subdued  insipid

a.温和的

gentle  obedient  temperate  mild  domesticated  

同义参见:

domesticate  domestic  peaceable  pacific  milky  meek  governable  

反义:

a.驯服的; 顺从的; 乏味的

wild  unruly  untamed  stubborn  fierce  intractable  noisy  loud  

反义参见:

haughty  perverse  obstinate  

英英释义

动词 tame:

correct by punishment or discipline

同义词：chasten, subdue

make less strong or intense; soften

同义词：tone down, moderate

adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

同义词：domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise

overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

同义词：domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim

make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

同义词：domesticate

形容词 tame:

flat and uninspiring

very restrained or quiet

brought from wildness into a domesticated state

同义词：tamed

very docile- Langston Hughes

同义词：meek

补充

tametame英:[teim] 美:[tem]adj.1.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。2.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.1.(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。

例句

1. They've got a tame hedgehog.他们有一只不怕人的刺猬。 2. 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。 3. tame customs officials随和的海关官员 4. The report was pretty tame stuff.这份报告平淡无奇。 5. Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame.如今有些政治游行显得毫无激情。 6. The Amazons were the first to tame horses.亚马孙人最先驯化了马。 7. 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。 8. 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。 9. It's hard to tame a tiger.驯虎不易。 10. They tamed the wild horse at last.他们终于驯服了那匹野马。 11. They dammed and tamed the wild stream.他们筑起堤坝制服了那条奔腾的河流。 12. to tame nature征服自然 13. He tamed the urge to participate in the new venture.他抑制住想参加新的冒险的冲动。 14. When he revised the play, he tamed it.他把那出戏改编得平淡乏味。 15. The wild horse tamed quickly.野马很快就被驯服了。 16. the fish are so tame you have to push them away from your face mask.这些鱼一点都不怕人，你不得不用手把它们从面罩边推走。 17. the battle to tame inflation.控制通货膨胀的战斗。 18. The birds are so tame they will eat from your hand.这些鸟儿很驯服，会在你手上啄食。 19. After the big city, you must find village life very tame.在大城市生活过后，你一定觉得乡村生活很沉闷。 20. a tame elephant驯养的大象 21. The island's birds are quite tame.这个岛上的鸟不怕人。 22. They ran a pretty/quite/rather tame campaign.他们搞了一场相当平淡的活动。 23. "Some people were shocked by the movie, but I found the story pretty tame."有些人为这部电影感到震惊，但我却觉得故事很平淡。 24. Members of the audience were too tame to interrupt the speaker.观众太好说话了，没有打断发言人的讲话。 25. It took a while to tame the horse.驯服这匹马费了点时间。 26. the people who tamed the Wild West开拓西大荒的人 27. He struggled to tame his temper.他竭力捺住性子。 28. The government needs to do something to tame inflation.政府需要采取措施以抑制通货膨胀。 29. a tamed animal被驯服的动物 30. a lion/tiger tamer狮子/老虎驯养师