Tame
[ tem ]
第2级
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adj. 驯服的;平淡的;无精打采的;
v. 驯服;抑制;
📝 例句
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。
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。
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。
I' ve got a tame mechanic who keeps my car in order.
我有个随和的汽车修理工, 他把我的车保养得很好.
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。
🌱 联想助记
【串】马本来很tame(驯服),绊倒被摔lame(跛的),秦琼被摔same(同样的),气得眼冒flame(火焰),把马匹来blame(责怪)
【记】※ time-时间,tame-驯服的:要很多时间才能驯服一头野兽
※ ta-拼音“他”,me-我:他把我驯服了(他在我面前很温顺)
※ tam-拼音“天安门”,e-拼音“鹅”:天安门上有许多被驯服的鹅,向游客点头致意
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📖 牛津释义
tame
adj
(-r, -st)
1 (of animals) gentle and unafraid of human beings; not wild or fierce （指动物）驯服的, 不怕人的, 不凶猛的
a tame monkey 驯服的猴子
The pigeons are so tame they will sit on your shoulder. 这些鸽子不怕人能落在人的肩膀上.
2 [attrib 作定语]
(joc 谑) (of people) available and willing to be told what to do; submissive （指人）听使唤的, 温顺的
I've got a tame mechanic who keeps my car in order. 我有个随和的汽车修理工, 他把我的车保养得很好.
3 dull or unadventurous 沉闷的; 无奇的; 平淡的
I quite enjoyed the book but found the ending rather tame. 我很爱看那本书, 只是结尾颇觉逊色.
The scenery around here is a little tame. 这周围的风景没什麽特色.
a tame attempt to reform the system 对改革体制浅尝辄止. tame, v [Tn]
make (sth) tame or manageable 使（某 物）驯服或顺从
tame wild birds 调教野鸟
man's attempts to tame the elements 人类控制自然力的尝试. tameable adj that can be tamed 可驯服的. tamer n (usu in compounds 通常用以构成复合词) person who tames and trains wild animals 驯养者; 驯兽师: a `lion-tamer 驯狮者.
🎯 考研助记
他(ta)在我(me)面前很 温顺的 tam(天安门，拼音)+e(鹅):天安门上有许多被 驯服的鹅，向游客点头致意
🔁 扩展释义
*[teim]a. 驯服的, 柔顺的, 被开垦的, 顺从的, 乏味的, 平淡的vt. 驯养, 驯服, 制服, 失去锋芒vi. 变得驯服
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The Bison on the Plains of America
美洲平原上的野牛
Would they be killed or even eaten?
他们会被杀死，甚至会被吃掉吗？
We were in a better position than they were.
我们的处境比他们要好。