tame
adj
(-r, -st)
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.
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.
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, 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.
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.
等一等,夏洛克。威尼斯的法律规定任何企图杀害或谋害任何威尼斯公民的人,他所有的一切必须被没收。
Ships carry live sheep to markets in he Middle East where they are killed at festivals.