tame
adj
(-r, -st)
1 (of animals) gentle and unafraid of human beings; not wild or fierce (指動物)馴服的, 不怕人的, 不兇猛的
a tame monkey 馴服的猴子
The pigeons are so tame they will sit on your shoulder. 這些鴿子不怕人能落在人的肩膀上.
2 [attrib 作定語]
(joc 謔) (of people) available and willing to be told what to do; submissive (指人)聽使喚的, 溫順的
I've got a tame mechanic who keeps my car in order. 我有個隨和的汽車修理工, 他把我的車保養(yǎng)得很好.
3 dull or unadventurous 沉悶的; 無奇的; 平淡的
I quite enjoyed the book but found the ending rather tame. 我很愛看那本書, 只是結(jié)尾頗覺遜色.
The scenery around here is a little tame. 這周圍的風(fēng)景沒什麼特色.
a tame attempt to reform the system 對改革體制淺嘗輒止. tame, v [Tn]
make (sth) tame or manageable 使(某 物)馴服或順從
tame wild birds 調(diào)教野鳥
man's attempts to tame the elements 人類控制自然力的嘗試. tameable adj that can be tamed 可馴服的. tamer n (usu in compounds 通常用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞) person who tames and trains wild animals 馴養(yǎng)者; 馴獸師: a `lion-tamer 馴獅者.
Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him.
clapvt.& vi. 拍手,鼓掌;輕輕拍打某人;急速放置;振翼,拍翅膀;
n. 鼓掌,拍手;拍手聲;噼拍聲;破裂聲;
vi. 鼓掌,拍手;啪地關(guān)上;
hauntvt. 時常縈繞心頭,使困窘;常去;以鬼魂形式出現(xiàn);時常出現(xiàn)在,彌漫;
vi. 尤指鬼魂重回或常去;
n. 〈方〉鬼或其它超自然物體;常去的地方;
shiftvt.& vi. 改變;去掉;擺脫掉;換擋;
vt. 換…的衣服,更(衣);賣,出售;[計算機]使(數(shù)據(jù))位移;
vi. (汽車)換擋;換衣服;蒙混;自己謀生;
n. 移動,轉(zhuǎn)移,轉(zhuǎn)換;變遷,變化,變換,替換,更換,掉換,更易,代用;(汽車等的)變速;