tame /teɪm/ star1 CET4 TEM4 (taming,tamed,tamer,tamest,tames)

• 1.  

  ADJ（形容词） A tame animal or bird is one that is not afraid of humans. 驯服的

  例：

  They never became tame; they would run away if you approached them.

  它们从没有被驯服，如果你靠近，它们就跑开了。

• 2.  

  ADJ（形容词） If you say that something or someone is tame, you are criticizing them for being weak and uninteresting, rather than forceful or shocking. 软弱的; 乏味的[表不满]

  例：

  These ideas may seem tame today, but they were inflammatory in his time.

  这些想法今天看来也许是平淡乏味的，但在他那个时代却是很有煽动性的。

• 3.  

  V-T（及物动词） If someone tames a wild animal or bird, they train it not to be afraid of humans and to do what they say. 驯化

  例：

  The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses.

  亚马逊人被认为是最早驯化了马的人。