tame

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  • 第三人称单数:tames;
  • 过去式:tamed;
  • 过去分词:tamed;
  • 现在分词:taming;
  • 比较级:tamer;
  • 最高级:tamest;
  • 副词:tamely;
  • 名词:tameness;
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    英语六级真题
    • Since tobacco is one of the biggest causes of premature death in the UK, a measure that tames the habit even by a fraction is worth trying.
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    • Parliament has in fact already authorised the government to tame the tobacco trade.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
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    • Verb
      1. correct by punishment or discipline
      2. make less strong or intense; soften;
      "Tone down that aggressive letter""The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
      3. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;
      "domesticate oats""tame the soil"
      4. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable;
      "He tames lions for the circus""reclaim falcons"
      5. make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans;
      "The horse was domesticated a long time ago""The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
    • Adjective
      1. flat and uninspiring
      2. very restrained or quiet;
      "a tame Christmas party""she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"
      3. brought from wildness into a domesticated state;
      "tame animals""fields of tame blueberries"
      4. very docile;
      "tame obedience""meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
    行业词典
    • 计算机: 控制;抑制;