单词：tames
音标：[teimz] ；
v. （使）服从, 驯服( tame的第三人称单数 )
v correct by punishment or discipline
v make less strong or intense; soften
v adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
v overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
v make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
v make less strong or intense; soften
v adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
v overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
v make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
tame的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- A boy was playing with a tame snake.一个男孩在玩一条驯服了的蛇。
- The animals we find in the zoo are quite tame.我们在动物园看到的动物都很驯服。
- It's incredible that the tame wolf is as mild as a lamb.令人难以置信的是驯服的狼温和如羊。
- She is too tame.她太柔顺了。
- I quite enjoyed the book but found the ending rather tame.我很爱看那本书,只是结尾颇觉乏味。
用作及物动词(vt.)
- The Asian elephant can be tamed and trained.亚洲象可以被驯养和训练。
- We are trying to tame a really mad horse.我们正设法驯服一匹发了疯的马。
- She made strenuous efforts to tame her anger.她竭力压制心头怒火。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
- That tiger is impossible to tame.那只老虎难以驯服。
常见句型
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语～+ n.- A cat is a tame animal.猫是一种温顺的动物。
- The film has a tame ending.那电影的结局枯燥无味。
- Monkeys become tame when they live with men.猴子和人生活在一起会变得驯服。
- The party was tame because all the people were sleepy.聚会很沉闷,因为大家昏昏欲睡。
- He is so tame that he agrees with everybody.他很随和,总是顺从他人的意见。
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+～(+A)- White rats tame easily.白鼠易驯。
- His job is to tame lions.他的工作是驯狮。
- One day man will tame nature.总有一天,人类会战胜自然。
词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词- tame a monkey驯猴
- tame nature征服大自然
经典引文
Tame Indians coming miles to market.
出自：J. ConradHe had kept a tame hare in a basket in his study.
出自：J. TrollopeThe fish are so tame you almost have to push them away from your facemask.
出自：Skin DiverThe lake-dwellers succeeded in taming that formidable brute.
出自：C. Lyell