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tameable

美[teɪm] 英[teɪm]

adj. 驯服的；柔顺的；乏味的

vt. 驯养；使驯服；压制

vi. 变得驯服

形容词：tamable 副词：tamely 比较级：tamer 最高级：tamest 名词：tameness 过去式：tamed 过去分词：tamed 现在分词：taming 第三人称单数：tames

近义词：dull，flat，gentle，exciting，wild，

adj.(形容词)

v.(动词)

adj.(形容词)

v.(动词)

vt. & vi. (使)服从; 驯服 (cause to) train sth to be gentle and often also to obey commands

Adjective

flat and uninspiring
very restrained or quiet;
"a tame Christmas party" "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"
brought from wildness into a domesticated state;
"tame animals" "fields of tame blueberries"
very docile;
"tame obedience" "meek as a mouse"

Verb

correct by punishment or discipline
make less strong or intense; soften;
"Tone down that aggressive letter" "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
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.)

用作不及物动词(vi.)

v.(动词)

tame用于不及物动词时主动形式含有被动意义。

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