| [/teɪm; tem/] adj (-r, -st) 用法:
1 (of animals) gentle and unafraid of human beings; not wild or fierce （指动物）驯服的, 不怕人的, 不凶猛的:
a tame monkey 驯服的猴子 *
The pigeons are so tame they will sit on your shoulder. 这些鸽子不怕人能落在人的肩膀上. 用法:
2 [attrib 作定语] (joc 谑) (of people) available and willing to be told what to do; submissive （指人）听使唤的, 温顺的:
I've got a tame mechanic who keeps my car in order. 我有个随和的汽车修理工, 他把我的车保养得很好. 用法:
3 dull or unadventurous 沉闷的; 无奇的; 平淡的:
I quite enjoyed the book but found the ending rather tame. 我很爱看那本书, 只是结尾颇觉逊色. *
The scenery around here is a little tame. 这周围的风景没什麽特色. *
a tame attempt to reform the system 对改革体制浅尝辄止. tame 2
v [Tn] make (sth) tame or manageable 使（某 物）驯服或顺从:
tame wild birds 调教野鸟 *
man's attempts to tame the elements 人类控制自然力的尝试. tameable adj that can be tamed 可驯服的. tamer n (usu in compounds 通常用以构成复合词) person who tames and trains wild animals 驯养者; 驯兽师:
a `lion-tamer 驯狮者. |