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ADJ-GRADED
(動(dòng)物)馴化的，馴服的
A tame animal or bird is one that is not afraid of humans.
例句
The deer never became tame; they would run away if you approached them.
那些鹿一直沒有被馴服：你一靠近，它們就跑開。
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ADJ-GRADED
乏味的;沒勁的
If you say that something or someone is tame, you are criticizing them for being weak and uninteresting, rather than forceful or shocking.
例句
Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame...
如今有些政治游行顯得毫無激情。
The report was pretty tame stuff.
這份報(bào)告平淡無奇。
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VERB
馴化，馴服(野生動(dòng)物或鳥)
If someone tames a wild animal or bird, they train it not to be afraid of humans and to do what they say.
例句
The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses.
據(jù)說亞馬孫人最先馴化了馬。
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VERB
制服;控制;駕馭
If you tame someone or something that is dangerous, uncontrolled, or likely to cause trouble, you bring them under control.
例句
Two regiments of cavalry were called out to tame the crowds.
調(diào)集了兩個(gè)裝甲兵團(tuán)去威懾、控制人群。