tames

英文音标

英式：[teɪmz]
美式：[teɪmz]

英文翻译

adj.驯服的；柔顺的；乏味的

vt.驯养；使驯服；压制

vi.变得驯服

英文例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

A boy was playing with a tame snake. 一个男孩在玩一条驯服了的蛇。

It's incredible that the tame wolf is as mild as a lamb. 令人难以置信的是驯服的狼温和如羊。

She is too tame. 她太柔顺了。

I quite enjoyed the book but found the ending rather tame. 我很爱看那本书,只是结尾颇觉乏味。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

The Asian elephant can be tamed and trained. 亚洲象可以被驯养和训练。

We are trying to tame a really mad horse. 我们正设法驯服一匹发了疯的马。

She made strenuous efforts to tame her anger. 她竭力压制心头怒火。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

That tiger is impossible to tame. 那只老虎难以驯服。

英语语法

v.(动词)

tame用于不及物动词时主动形式含有被动意义。