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tame

/teym/US // teɪm //UK // (teɪm) //

驯服,驯服的,驯化,驯养

Related Words

subdued低调的,低调,闷闷不乐的,闷闷不乐gentle温文尔雅,温柔,温和,温柔的harmless无害的,无害,无伤大雅,无伤大雅的mild温和的,温和,轻度,平和的docile温顺的,驯服的,驯服,驯顺的manageable可管理的,可控,可控的,可控制的boring枯燥的,枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,沉闷的weak软弱,弱,软弱无力,薄弱bland平淡无奇,乏味,平淡无奇的,寡淡bloodless无血,无血的,不流血,不流血的feeble软弱无力,衰弱,弱小,软弱suppress镇压,打压,压制,抑制restrain克制,拘束,限制,抑制soften变得柔和,变得柔软,变得柔和了,变得柔和起来conquer征服,克服,征服者,攻克pacify安抚,抚平,平定,抚慰curb路边,遏止,路边的,马路牙子temper节制,回火,脾气,锻炼vanquish征服,战胜,消灭,消除broken坏了,破损,破损的,破碎的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    tam·er, tam·est.

    • : changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
    • : without the savageness or fear of humans normal in wild animals; gentle, fearless, or without shyness, as if domesticated: That lion acts as tame as a house cat.
    • : tractable, docile, or submissive, as a person or the disposition.
    • : lacking in excitement; dull; insipid: a very tame party.
    • : spiritless or pusillanimous.
    • : not to be taken very seriously; without real power or importance; serviceable but harmless: They kept a tame scientist around.
    • : brought into service; rendered useful and manageable; under control, as natural resources or a source of power.
    • : cultivated or improved by cultivation, as a plant or its fruit.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    tamed, tam·ing.

    • : to make tame; domesticate; make tractable.
    • : to deprive of courage, ardor, or zest.
    • : to deprive of interest, excitement, or attractiveness; make dull.
    • : to soften; tone down.
    • : to harness or control; render useful, as a source of power.
    • : to cultivate, as land or plants.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    tamed, tam·ing.

    • : to become tame.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.domesticated, compliant
Forms: tamed, taming
Synonyms
docile温顺的,驯服的,驯服,驯顺的gentle温文尔雅,温柔,温和,温柔的harmless无害的,无害,无伤大雅,无伤大雅的manageable可管理的,可控,可控的,可控制的mild温和的,温和,轻度,平和的subdued低调的,低调,闷闷不乐的,闷闷不乐acclimatized适应了,适应性强,适应,适应的bridled辔头的,辔头,有辔头的,笼罩着的broken坏了,破损,破损的,破碎的busted失败了,破产,失败,失败的civilized文明的,文明,开化,开化的cultivated栽培的,培养的,养殖的,耕种的disciplined纪律严明,有纪律的,有纪律,纪律严明的habituated习惯于,习惯了,习惯性的,习惯性地harnessed驾驭的,驾驭了,驾驭,驾驭住了muzzled戴口罩的,戴着口罩的,戴口罩的人,戴着口罩的人overcome克服,攻克,战胜,克服困难trained训练有素的,训练有素,经过培训的,经过训练的yoked交叉,交叉的,交叉使用,交叉作业amenable可接受的,可亲的,可行的,可亲biddable可竞标的,可竞标,可投标的,可投标domestic国内,家用,国内的,家庭fearless无畏的,无畏,不畏艰险,不怕gentle as a lamb温柔如羔羊,柔和如羔羊,温柔如羊羔,温柔如羊housebroken家养的,断奶,训练有素,家养kindly慈祥的,仁慈的,和蔼可亲,慈祥地meek温顺,温顺的,温文尔雅,温柔obedient顺从的,顺从,服从的,听话的pliable柔韧的,柔韧,轻柔的,柔顺的pliant柔软的,柔韧,柔和,柔顺submissive顺从的人,顺民,顺从者,顺从tractable温和的,温顺的,温驯的,驯服的unafraid不畏惧,不怕,不畏艰险,不害怕unresisting不抵抗,不抗拒,不反抗,不抗争
adj.dull, uninteresting
Forms: tamed, taming
Synonyms
bland平淡无奇,乏味,平淡无奇的,寡淡bloodless无血,无血的,不流血,不流血的boring枯燥的,枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,沉闷的feeble软弱无力,衰弱,弱小,软弱mild温和的,温和,轻度,平和的weak软弱,弱,软弱无力,薄弱diluted稀释的,稀少的,摊薄的,摊薄limp跛脚,跛脚的,跛行,瘫痪boiled down归结为,煮熟的,煮熟了的,煮熟了conventional常规的,传统的,常规,传统flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的halfhearted半心半意,半信半疑,半心半意的,半心半意地humdrum烦闷,低调,俗气,烦人insipid寡淡无味,索然无味,淡淡的,寡淡lifeless无生命,无生命的,无生命力,没有生命力monotonous单调乏味,单调的,单调,亘古不变prosaic平淡无奇,平淡无奇的,俗气的,平庸routine常规,例行公事,日常工作,常规的spiritless没有精神,无精神,魂不守舍,没有精神的tedious乏味的,乏味,烦琐的,烦人的unexciting无趣,枯燥无味,乏味,枯燥乏味uninspiring毫无新意,毫无新意的,不振奋人心,不振奋vapid虚无缥缈,无趣,虚浮,虚浮的wearisome疲惫不堪,疲惫不堪的,疲惫,疲倦white-bread白面包,白色面包,白饼,白皮书without punch不带冲床,不带冲头,不带冲孔,不带打孔
verbdomesticate, make compliant
Forms: tamed, taming
Synonyms
conquer征服,克服,征服者,攻克curb路边,遏止,路边的,马路牙子pacify安抚,抚平,平定,抚慰restrain克制,拘束,限制,抑制soften变得柔和,变得柔软,变得柔和了,变得柔和起来subdue制服,镇住了,收服,征服suppress镇压,打压,压制,抑制temper节制,回火,脾气,锻炼vanquish征服,战胜,消灭,消除break突破,休息,断裂,断bridle辔头,缰绳,笼头,辔头的bust半身像,半身,胸围,半身雕像check检查,检查一下discipline纪律,管教,惩戒,纪律性domesticize国内化,家庭化,国产化,本国化domiciliate住家,住所,居家,居留enslave奴役,役使,奴役他人,奴隶制gentle温文尔雅,温柔,温和,温柔的house-train家训,家政服务,家政,家养housebreak越狱,破产,闯关,破门而入humble卑微的,谦逊的,谦虚,谦卑的mitigate缓解,减轻,减轻影响,缓和mute静音,哑巴,缄默,静默repress压迫,压制,镇压,压抑subjugate征服,征服了,降服,收服train训练,培训,培养,培训课程break in闯入,破门而入,闯入了break the spirit断气,断魂,打破常规的精神,打碎精神bring to heel制服,制裁,制服服役,制服他们tone down调低,淡化,淡化语气,调降water down掺水,浇水,浇灌,冲淡

Examples

  • Beginning with 130 foxes, he selectively chose and bred those that were the most “tame,” as he described itThese “tame” foxes were allowed to mate.

  • In all, the measures looked methodical—tame, even—compared with elsewhere in Europe.

  • Out there, the ownership of land seemed like a myth used to tame an unconquerable planet with its imposing mountains, endless forests, and hypnotic deserts.

  • To solve it, the city now wants to harness and tame those fees so everybody is paying the same amount based on the type of housing they build.

  • Historically, effective governments have always been able to tame them, although sometimes it took many decades to make that possible.

  • Her Facebook photos could populate a tame “girls with guns” style calendar.

  • But Edith was rather tame compared to George Sitwell, her father.

  • He was widely perceived as having been outplayed by a vast military bureaucracy that he never sought to tame.

  • These comments are actually tame compared to the off-the-charts, scary chatter heard from the GOP last week.

  • “We make the Wolf of Wall Street look tame,” one of my sources for the book told me.

  • The hills disappear some miles above this city, and henceforward to the sea all is flat and tame as a marsh.

  • You've got a splendid chance can spend what you like and rule in society and he'll subside into a tame spaniel.

  • The party was made up of six men on horseback, two tame buffaloes, and a pack of immense dogs used to hunting.

  • With one of the tame buffaloes on each side of him, he can now be easily led to the village, where they will kill him.

  • You can see that it is five o'clock, because Big God Nqong's pet tame clock says so.

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