tamer; tamest
tamer; tamest
Learner's definition of TAME
[also more tame; most tame]
1
a : not wild : trained to obey people馴服的;由人馴養的 b : not afraid of people不怕人的 2
: not exciting or interesting : dull平淡的;枯燥乏味的 -
They ran a pretty/quite/rather tame campaign.他們搞了一場相當平淡的活動。
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Some people were shocked by the movie, but I found the story pretty tame.有些人爲這部電影感到震驚,但我卻覺得故事很平淡。
3
: gentle and obedient溫順的;聽使喚的
— tameness
noun [noncount] 2 tame /ˈteɪm/ verb
tames; tamed; taming
tames; tamed; taming
Learner's definition of TAME
[+ object]
1
: to make (an animal) tame馴服(動物) 2
: to make (something) less wild or difficult to control : to bring (something) under control制服;控制;駕馭 -
the people who tamed the Wild West開拓西大荒的人
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He struggled to tame his temper.他竭力捺住性子。
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The government needs to do something to tame inflation.政府需要采取措施以抑制通貨膨脹。
— tamer
noun, plural tamers [count]