tame
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ 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. ADJ 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. V-T 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。
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tame /teɪm/ (taming,tamed,tamer,tamest,tames)
剑桥词典
tame adjective (NOT WILD)
(especially of animals ) not wild or dangerous , either naturally or because of training or long involvement with humans
(尤指动物)温顺的,驯化的
After a few months ' contact the monkeys become very tame. 经过几个月的接触后,那些猴子变得非常温顺了。
tame adjective (NOT EXCITING)
disapprovingnot interesting or exciting
平淡的,乏味的
It was a tame film in comparison to some that she's made. 较之她拍摄的其他一些影片,这一部显得平淡乏味。 返回 tame