tame

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ A tame animal or bird is one that is not afraid of humans. 馴服的
They never became tame; they would run away if you approached them. 它們從沒(méi)有被馴服，如果你靠近，它們就跑開(kāi)了。
2. ADJ If you say that something or someone is tame, you are criticizing them for being weak and uninteresting, rather than forceful or shocking. 軟弱的; 乏味的[表不滿(mǎn)]
These ideas may seem tame today, but they were inflammatory in his time. 這些想法今天看來(lái)也許是平淡乏味的，但在他那個(gè)時(shí)代卻是很有煽動(dòng)性的。
3. V-T If someone tames a wild animal or bird, they train it not to be afraid of humans and to do what they say. 馴化
The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses. 亞馬遜人被認(rèn)為是最早馴化了馬的人。