domesticate

美[də'mestɪkeɪt] 英[də'mestɪkeɪt]

vt. 驯养；使专注于家务；教化

n. 家禽；(家养)植物

名词：domestication 过去式：domesticated 过去分词：domesticated 现在分词：domesticating 第三人称单数：domesticates

近义词：tame，break，housebreak，train，bringundercontrol，control，housetrain，naturalize，familiarize，orient，accustom，habituate，assimilate，acclimate，domesticise，cultivate，reclaim，naturalise，domesticize，

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adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;
"domesticate oats" "tame the soil"
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable;
"He tames lions for the circus" "reclaim falcons"
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans;
"The horse was domesticated a long time ago" "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

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用作及物动词(vt.)

If you domesticate this raccoon,it will have trouble living in the wild.如果你驯养这只浣熊，它生活在野外将会有困难。
Crusoe learns to plant crops, domesticate goats for milk, and even train a parrot for a pet.鲁滨逊学会了种植粮食作物，驯养野羊，获取牛奶，甚至还训练出一只鹦鹉作宠物。

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