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tame AHD[tām] D.J.[teɪm]K.K.[tem]adj.(形容词)tam.er, tam.est - Brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state.驯化的:从野生状态被带入一种养驯的或温顺状态的
- Naturally unafraid; not timid:天生就不害怕的;不腼腆的:"The sea otter is gentle and relatively tame"(Peter Matthiessen)“海獭性情温和并且相对来说不怕人”(彼得·马蒂恩森)
- Submissive; docile; fawning:服从的;听话的;奉承的:tame obedience.奉承的顺从
- Insipid; flat:枯燥乏味的;平淡的:a tame Christmas party.平淡无味的圣诞聚会
- Sluggish; languid; inactive:缓慢的;懒洋洋的;不活跃的:a tame river.一条潺潺缓流的河流
v.tr.(及物动词)tamed, tam.ing, tames - To make tractable; domesticate.使…温顺;驯化
- To subdue or curb.压制或抑制
- To tone down; soften.使…缓和;使…失去锋芒
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old English tam * see demə- 源自 古英语 tam * 参见 demə-
tamʹable 或 tameʹable adj.(形容词)tameʹly adv.(副词)tameʹness n.(名词)tamʹer n.(名词) |